Join Heidi Franscioni in a fun, inspiring, and supportive environment for one of her awesome workshops! Whether you are a painter or work in photography, collage, or sculpture, you will love to add the unique Encaustic magic to your work! No experience is needed. You only need to bring your creative self!

Once the ancient medium of the Greeks 2500 years ago, Encaustic Painting has experienced huge popularity in the contemporary art community. Hot molten beeswax, pigments, and tree resin make up your palette as you create luminous texture with an infinite number of techniques!

For beginning and experienced students.

For beginning and experienced students.

In Heidi's encaustic workshop, you will learn lots of encaustic techniques as well as her unique approach to the art of painting with beeswax! Heidi will encourage students to learn & experiment with a vast variety of encaustic techniques, creating sample boards as well as completed art which they will take home for future reference.

Heidi has written a detailed encaustic handbook which is only provided in the 2 day workshop. It contains technical info, thorough supplier and material lists, safety precautions, procedures, and a "sticker approach" to note taking which she developed. This handbook enables the student to focus on painting and having fun, instead of taking notes! As well as completing 4-10 pieces of art, students will walk away with all the knowledge needed to embark on their encaustic journey! Content will include the history of encaustic painting, a review of basic materials, encaustic safety for people and art, lots of technique demos and studio time.  Workshops also include coffee, tea and post workshop phone/email support as students begin working independently in their own studios at home.

Attendance is limited to only 4 students for plenty of individualized attention & work space. All students will work with a personal hot plate so they don't have to share pigment palettes.  Students may bring personal materials however they will only supplement supplies that will already be provided.

Heidi's Comprehensive Encaustic Workshop is a 9 day course, divided into sections which may be taken separately or all together. 2 day technique workshops usually alternate in their scheduling over the weekend, followed by mixed media studio time. Students may choose between the workshops and take advantage of the mixed media studio time. Serious students who are ready for master level study with Heidi, may opt to take the full 9 day course.  A $100 discount is offered when scheduling consecutively for all 9 days.  Since many students travel from outside of the region, this option allows students to condense their travel while maximizing their art experience.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:

2 DAYS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN PAINTING, CARVING, & TEXTURE focuses our attention on building rich texture, and carving deep into the wax surface.  Techniques taught will include the use of rubber stamps, scraping patina-like texture, using a variety of stencils, and diverse brush work.  This workshop is perfect for both beginning and experienced encaustic students.

2 DAYS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN COLLAGE & PHOTOGRAPHY focuses our attention on embedding objects and existing imagery into the hot molten wax. Techniques taught will include collage, photo underlays, photo transfers, embedding photographic tissues, and jas paper transfers. Students may bring photography or other found images or they may use visual materials that are provided.  This workshop is perfect for both beginning and experienced students.

MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO DAYS are offered consecutively after each 2 day workshop to allow students more studio time to practice what they have learned and introduce other materials such as oil sticks, shellac, wall board compound, graphite, carbon, pastels, tea crystals, gold leaf foil, and more! *Prerequisite: completion of a 2 day workshop

2 DAYS WITH ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPE PRINTING focuses our attention on printing on paper with pigmented beeswax. One of a kind prints are created using simple mark making with pigment bars, brushes, silicone subtractive tools, wooden print blocks, and stencils.  Prints can be single-pass images which leave areas of the paper open, or they may be overprinted many times creating layered depth of color. Clear or lightly pigmented wax makes thinner paper translucent, allowing for light to come through. We will explore working with different temperatures, different types and sizes of paper, full bleed prints, and clean plate prints.

MIXED MEDIA MONOTYPE STUDIO DAYS are offered as a 3rd day after the Monotype workshop to introduce mixed media elements and different type of drawing implements.  This is also an opportunity to work on projects, hone in your skills, and perhaps work a little larger. Prerequisite: completion of a 2 day monotype workshop

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