Nancy Ori of New Jersey Media Center LLC, invites artists to join her for a fun day of learning how to work in the creative and forgiving medium or Encaustic. She wants students to learn to layer their photographs with exciting and simple mixed media techniques to create new work with incredible diversity from their current portfolios.
There will be a presentation demonstrating several key techniques, a discussion with examples from contemporary artists, and a look at how abstraction, composition and wax can create amazing new pieces with your photographs. There will be time to look at the images and to make suggestions on how to use them and what additional collage materials you may want to collect to compliment them along with plenty of time for hands-on to learn the techniques.
Encaustic uses heated beeswax and colors to create unique works of art. An ancient medium that pre-dates oil painting, encaustic enjoys new popularity today amongst photography artists. The process allows you to work in layers, adding photographs & collage materials into the wax as you build your piece, or you can simply cover a single photograph for a unique presentation. Techniques like marking into the wax and filling the marks with color create varied surfaces that cannot be duplicated with any other medium.
“It’s not that often that you find a teacher who is completely open and forthcoming with their wealth of knowledge and ideas. Nancy’s photo encaustic workshop was so informative, interesting and incredibly fun. I left with a feeling of inspiration not only for my personal creative projects, but new ideas for my photography business too. Out of 5 stars I would definitely give this workshop a 5.” Sonya K.
During our session, there will be plenty of room for lots of creating with a great opportunity for one-on-one time with Nancy to walk you through the process. Expect to leave with an inspired imagination and at least one finished work. All necessary wax, colors, boards to work on, equipment, & tools will be supplied to get you started. You will also receive a comprehensive handout to follow and use after the workshop.
No previous art experience is necessary. You only need to bring your photographs and a playful spirit.
New Jersey Media Center LLC is a provider of Professional Development Certification credit hours for New Jersey teachers and will issue a certificate at the completion of a class, workshop or lecture for qualified applicants upon request.