Level: all
Saturday
Oct 5
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Instructor: Leslie Giuliani
Fee: $125 (incl all supplies)
Clear encaustic (heated beeswax) is a very versatile medium. It acts as both an adhesive and a preservative. It can be combined with oil paint, watercolor and ink. Objects can be embedded in it. In this one day workshop, students will learn the basics of working with encaustic. Participants may start from scratch or transform their prints, drawings, fabrics, and other collage materials into complexly layered pieces of artwork. No previous experience with encaustic paint is required.
All materials will be provided but students are invited to bring personal collage materials.
Instructor Bio:
Leslie Giuliani has a rather eclectic artistic background. Having graduated with a B.F.A. in drawing, oil painting and photography, she continued her studies in a variety of media including fresco, egg tempera, digital embroidery and encaustic.
Ms. Giuliani has been an arts instructor for over 25 years, specializing in encaustic and the materials of making artwork. She has taught privately, at arts centers, colleges and museums. She is Core Support Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints.
Her work is in the collections of the State of Connecticut and The Hall-Brooke Institute for Behavioral Studies. Her paintings have been featured in two international encaustic biennial exhibitions and she has exhibited widely. In 2008, she was the recipient of an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.