Encaustic is painting with wax.
One of the oldest art forms, dating back to the Egyptians.
A long-time fan of mixed-media artist
I have mentioned in previous blogs, my gratitude for
Rebecca Giesking, Catalyst Director, goes above and
beyond the norm to provide a well-stocked,
dynamic & creative space for the classes offered.
Pam is a consumate teacher, knowledgable and ...
passionate about helping students learn.
We learned a simple registration, and various
types of printing ...
applying the ink ...
my first mono print (R) and the ghost print (L).
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| Nadia Roldan |
Nadia's inked plate before printing ...
Nadia's mono print.
My second (subtractive) mono print.
This was called a trace monotype.
The plate was inked & the paper placed on it,
then I drew on the back of the paper ...
and this is the print pulled ...
and, this is the ghost print, made without further inking.
This is cleaning my brayer on newsprint.
Pam demonstrated using stamps and tools to create
textures and values in printing.
After a short lunch break, we started encaustics!
on electric griddles @ 150' we melted "hot sticks" of color ...
Starting with small plates ...
we moved on to use the entire griddle surface.
And as a special treat ...
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| Pamela Smith-Hudson |
and ...
Pamela Smith-Hudson
What a great day!
