Mixed-media workshops
Instructor: Gail Baker
Images and feelings were our first language prior to verbal and written language. Carl Jung developed Visual Journaling as a way to look into the unconscious, giving it form in images and symbols. In this contemplative workshop, you will have an …
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Instructor: Stephanie Hargrave
This beginning workshop is for those who are curious about encaustic painting and want to learn the process. It’s a great way to see if you like the hot wax medium, and if it suits you. The class covers a brief history of this ancient …
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Instructor: Larry Calkins
Explore the sculptural aspects of these three basic materials in three dimensions.
Students will form armatures in wire then add cloth and wax to create figures and forms. The shapes can remain hollow or be filled with cotton stuffing. Then …
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Instructor: Sarah Brighton
Shipping tags are so much fun to alter! In this workshop, you will have three hours to create as many altered shipping tags as you can. Your tags will make a wonderful gift, you can frame them, use as a bookmark, or simply use for …
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Instructors: Stephanie Hargrave & Rickie Wolfe
Two instructors bring their combined backgrounds in printmaking, collage, sculpture and encaustic to this co-taught workshop. Day One focuses on 2D with an emphasis on layering. Students will begin with collage techniques, working with papers, mat board, fabric, …
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Instructor: Stephanie Hargrave
This workshop expands on what is covered in the Introduction to Encaustics workshop, with additional techniques demonstrated. We will cover how to incorporate shellac into your piece, and how to make and burnish in draw-through prints. More time is spent on how to layer and incorporate a myriad …
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Instructor: Larry Calkins
Have you ever wanted to know how to make your own paint mediums from common household materials, or awesome dyes and stains from garden materials? In this two-day workshop, the instructor will share his knowledge of old recipes and masterful tips …
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Instructor: Larry Calkins
Miniature painting has a rich history in many cultures. You will learn to use tools and techniques for fine manipulation of encaustic medium. Miniature paintings can be worked on metal, glass, or wood surfaces.
Using this technique, the instructor created these paintings …
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Instructor: Sarah Brighton
Create your own little fiber art doll for yourself or as a gift. We will be using an assortment of fabrics, embellishments, yarns, fibers and small clay faces that will help you create your own unique doll. All supplies are provided, including templates for you …
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Instructor: Stephanie Hargrave
Working with processes taught in Intermediate Encaustics, this workshop will focus on how to get the results you want in your work. We will discuss your goals and how to achieve them by manipulating the wax to get the results you desire. There will be plenty of …
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Instructor: Sarah Brighton
The process of creating a collage is so much fun and can be very freeing. This workshop allows you to use your imagination and let go as you make your own collage. Students will create a collage on a 5×7 inch piece of mat board. …
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