Summer Workshops at Spiro Arts
July 5-8
Summer Workshops at Spiro Arts
Tuition: $
Studio Fee:
Enrollment Limit: 12
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co-sponsored by R & F Handmade Paints
Please note: this is a 2009 format and may change for 2010. Please check back soon.
Description: This five-day hands-on workshop will provide you with the basic working knowledge of the encaustic medium process. Encaustic, an ancient Greek wax-based medium, can be used to give unusual dimension to your work, add translucent layers, alter the illusion of space, and transform your imagery. This workshop will combine presentations, step-by-step instruction, and plenty of time to experiment and make new work. The class will also cover methods of presentation, and basic safety. To learn more about the encaustic process please visit the R&F website www.rfpaints.com.
Activities: Workshop will include studio time to create individual works as well as demonstrations and classroom discussions on: studio safety, wax melting, mixing colors, creating smooth/textured surfaces, and collage techniques. All levels are welcome.
Instructor:
Daniella Woolf, whose works have been described as visual poetry, is a 08-09 Rydell Visual Fellowship award winner and presenter of Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility for Nebraska Weselyn University in Lincoln, NE and the Encaustic Conference in Boston, MA. Woolf is also a workshop presenter for the 2009 Surface Design Association Conference in Kansas City, MO and the LUX Center for the Arts in Lincoln, NE. The artist received her MA. in Textile Design from UCLA and a B.A. from CA State at Northridge. Woolf also studied at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and R & F Handmade paints in Kingston, NY. Her work is currently represented by the Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia. Daniella Woolf is a celebrated returning Spiro Arts instructor coming back for her third consecutive year. In 2008 she co-instructed Painting w/Wax:Encaustic and the Monoprint, and in 2009 she co-instructed Photo-Encaustic with Mark Maziarz.
For more information visit:
http://encausticopolis.blogspot.com/