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Media Blend
Instructor: Donna Iona Drozda
Step outside of the box and find new ways of seeing. Sticking with the tried and true can also be stiff and stagnant. Discover exciting combinations of materials and express yourself creatively. Make handmade prints, stamps and stencils while experimenting with a wide variety of mediums. Each session will build on the last, so participants become inclined to experiment and express their own ideas in a deeper, more personal, relevant and invigorating style.
Members $120 / Non-members $135
July 24 to September 4 Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm S1210 7 Weeks; All Levels
Encaustic Painting and Mixed Media Lab
Instructor: Karen Eide
Encaustic painting is an ancient process that dates back to 5th century B.C. Pigmented beeswax is heated on a griddle and applied to rigid panels with brushes. The results yield luminous, richly layered work that has its own unique character. Students will learn classic encaustic painting techniques and explore how to combine them with contemporary processes, such as surface embellishment, image transfer, incising, collaging, and creating marks and images with oil paint, pastels, markers, and inks. It is an ideal complement or stand-alone process for oil painters, printmakers, collagists, sculptors, watercolorists, and other artists. So that students can continue their exploration of this versatile medium on their own, this lab provides information on supply sources, setting up a studio for encaustic work, safety guidelines, framing, and exhibition considerations. Most materials included, please see list of optional materials.
Members $65 / Non-members $80
This program has been organized by the VMFA Office of Statewide Partnerships and is funded, in part, by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
July 21
Saturday, 10am-4pm
S1211 1 day-Workshop; All levels
September 8
Saturday, 10am-4pm
S1212 1 day-Workshop; All levels
Click here for optional materials list
