Two day Wabi-Sabi Encaustic Texture and Embedding Workshop

Two day Wabi-Sabi Encaustic Texture and Embedding Workshop

At La Fab, Chelsea Quebec 12 minutes from downtown Ottawa

By Amanda Pierce

Date and time

Sat, Apr 27, 2024 11:00 AM - Sun, Apr 28, 2024 4:30 PM EDT

Location

La FAB sur Mill

8 Chemin Mill Chelsea, QC J9B 1K8 Canada

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event


Two-day Extreme Wabi-Sabi Encaustic Texture and Embedding Workshop


📅 Saturday and Sunday, April 27 & 28


Day One: Saturday, April 27 (11 am - 2 pm)

Join us as we dive into the world of encaustic art! Participants will create the underpainting using joint compound, grout, and Powertex (fabric hardener). We'll embed heavy papers, cardboard, fabrics, nails, buttons, shells, sticks, and stones to explore texture and dimension.


Day Two: Sunday, April 28 (10:30 am - 4:30 pm)


On the second day, students will apply encaustic medium, sculpting and experiencing the tactile allure of encaustic art. We'll add texture, incisions, patinas, patterns, gold leaf, transfer foil, feathers, and R&F pigment sticks into our encaustic paintings. Plus, learn the coveted shellac burn technique!


**Workshop Highlights:**


-Supplies Included - All materials provided

- Learn How to Paint with Fire -Experience the magic of encaustic wax

- Refreshments -Drinks and snacks will be provided


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💰 **Cost:** $325 for the two-day workshop


Participants will leave with a 14x14 gallery wood panel and a sample board.


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🎨 **Experiment - Play - Create:**


Beginners welcome! Dive deep into the world of encaustic art. Explore texture, layering, mark-making techniques, wax applications, incising, inlaying, color exploration, and depth creation. Incorporate thread, tissue papers, metallics, and more into your masterpiece.


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**What's Included:**


- One 14x14 gallery wood panel

- Powertex universal medium

- Stone art clay

- Joint compound

- Easy 3D flex

- Encaustic medium

- R&F oil sticks

- Pan pastels

- Iridescent powders

- India ink

- Alcohol inks

- Specialty papers

- Strings, threads, and more!


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🖼️ **About Encaustic Art:**


Encaustic, derived from a Greek word meaning "to heat or burn in," involves melting natural beeswax and dammar resin to create a versatile medium. Each layer is reheated to fuse, offering endless creative possibilities.


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🌐 Amanda Pierce Art.com

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About the Artist

Amanda Pierce

Amanda is an active published member of the International Encaustic Artists Association, a certified level 4 Powertex instructor and a member of the National Capital network of sculptors.

A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Amanda Pierce  spent her childhood summers exploring and playing outside in nature.  With no television or phones to distract, her imagination introduced her to the world of art and her inherent ability to capture nature on canvas was born.  In the early years, this skill influenced by artists such as:  Charlene Stauffer and Betty Warnock. 

 Now residing in Ottawa, Canada, she has been mentored by phenomenal artists worldwide .  As an artist who thinks outside the box and believes we are all artists of the soul, Amanda has been honing and honoring her artistic gifts for over 20 years.   True to her Indigenous roots, Amanda derives her inspiration from nature.  Through encaustic and mixed mediums she captures the intensity, fluidity and texture of the natural world in her art.   This spontaneous medium where hot wax, resin and pigment meets wood panels, Amanda  intuitively manipulates color and texture to create luscious, magical works of art that allow the viewer to be lost in a meditative trance of infinite possibilities. 

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