I've had requests to repeat this virtual workshop, so we'll do it again. The class will work with combining digital images, hand drawn images, and other mark making techniques with encaustic medium. The idea is to push a photographic image into something new, something unique that can't be repeated. Working with other materials including India ink, acrylic paint, encaustic gesso, stained paper, and more. Images are printed on Japanese paper of varying transparencies, allowing for overlapping subjects to combine in a variety of new ways. Further manipulation of digital images through tearing, cutting, and re-assembling will also be addressed. The advantage of working with imagery on separate layers, allows for greater options with composition.

Some basic materials will be required from students, however I will digitally print and return your images for you to work with before the workshop. Images will be printed on three sheets, image size up to 23" x 38". No more than six images per sheet please. USPS priority shipping within the US is included in the workshop fee. However shipping outside the US will be charged to the purchaser. I will need jpeg images no later than December 10th, 2021.

I've had requests to repeat this workshop, so I am offering it again. We will be combining digital images, hand drawn images, and other mark making techniques with encaustic medium. The idea is to push a photographic image into something new, something unique that can't be repeated. Options for distorting that will be covered include (but not limited to); tearing apart, re-assembling, upside down, backwards, folded, layered, etc. Additional materials such as India ink, acrylic paint, encaustic gesso, stained paper, colored pencils, mark making tools, and more will also be investigated. Your own digital images will be printed on Japanese paper of varying transparencies, allowing for overlapping subjects to combine in a variety of new ways. Manipulation of images after they are printed will be the focus. The advantage of incorporating imagery created on separate layers before assembling, allows for greater options in composition. Components can be created outside of the main working surface, and then applied to the piece.

Some basic materials will be required from students, however I will digitally print and return your own images for you to work with. Images will be printed on three sheets, 23"x 38" on very thin Japanese Washi, with as many or as few images to fit on each sheet (that part is up to you). Digital image files received by July 1, 2021.

July 30, & August 1, 2021, 4pm to 6pm, and again from 6:30pm to 7:30pm each day, (Eastern time).

Limited to 12 students.

The workshop will be recorded and shared on a Facebook group for participants to review, ask questions, and share work or leave comments.

Price; $300.00. Price includes printing and shipping prints. Prints will be shipped to you via USPS Priority Mail*. Areas outside the US will incur the shipping fee for printed materials. Please ask if you have questions. I can accept PayPal or check.

Basic studio equipment; you will need encaustic medium, a method to heat the wax (electric skillet will work), a few panels (wood is fine) preferably coated with encaustic gesso, a few brushes, a heat gun. A list of optional additional materials will be emailed to folks who sign up for the class. Thank you! Please feel free to contact me with questions on my contact page.

* USPS shipping is not a guaranteed delivery date, so receiving your digital images early is best.