WAGNER ENCAUSTIC MASTER CLINIC SERIES
WAGNER ENCAUSTIC MASTER CLINICS
The master clinic series is designed for intermediate and working artists looking to integrate encaustic into their regular studio practice. You will learn what is involved in setting up encaustic in your studio, ventilation, safety and equipment. Each clinic is designed with a specific focus. Lunch and morning coffee is included so that all you have to do is come and absorb yourself in learning and working.
What makes a Master Clinic?
You are not required to be a master at encaustic or any other medium to take one of these clinics. You will have the opportunity to learn from and work in the studio of Elise Wagner. Many participants are local to the community and from different parts of the world. The Master Clinics are set apart from others in that they take a less of a craft approach to encaustic; coming from a more integrative and fine art inquiry into encaustic as a painting medium.
The Master Clinics bring Wagner’s years of materials knowledge and painting background to you in a semi-private environment. You bring your own subject matter, concepts and ideas to the table. Wagner will direct your exploration of those materials and methods and help you dig deeper into your own concepts and curiosities specific to encaustic.
Past workshop participants have commonly made an Oregon vacation out of taking workshops, coming from distant places such as Vancouver B.C., Washington D.C., Shanghai, Holland, Seattle and California and stayed at the nearby motel that Wagner’s studio is conveniently situated behind. The diversity of backgrounds that students come from combined with being in a working artist’s studio creates a synergy that makes Wagner’s workshops a unique and memorable experience.
What do I leave with?
-You will leave with three completed encaustic paintings ready to hang and a flurry of ideas for more.
-Economic tips on how to get started and continue with the medium.
-Resources of materials that go beyond encaustic and are more specific to your creative needs.
-Instruction from not only an artist, but a paint maker with an in depth knowledge of color and materials.
-All of your questions answered with the sources to learn more.
-Valuable handouts on the medium.
-A complete list of resources, reading material, raw materials, recipes for colors, ground and medium.
Upcoming Master Encaustic Clinics September & October 2010 |
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Encaustic From the Ground Up $235Septemer 11, 2010 OR October 9, 2010 If you have been curious about encaustic as a medium to integrate into your experience with other media, this full-day workshop is the perfect introduction. This session also includes paint application, tools for inlaying and incising lines and all fusing methods Emphasis will be on the types of supports, building ground layers and the importance of building a sound ground layer. Students will use Wagner’s Montana Ground. Made from pure Montana beeswax, Wagner’s Montana Ground, is a combination of filtered beeswax, dammar resin and Titanium Dioxide, resulting in an off-white and stickier beeswax making it an ideal initial ground. This workshop also includes “The Shuffle”, Wagner’s ground application method that trains you on the importance of working on several paintings at once. Fee includes all supplies, three painting panels, morning coffee and lunch. $100 deposit required to hold your space
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How to Make Wagner Encaustics $295September 18, 2010 OR October 16, 2010 This workshop is specifically designed for the hands on do it yourself artist. If you have been looking for economic ways to make your own paint and medium using practical means, this class is for you. Learn the specific formulas of paints made by Elise Wagner. This will include resin to wax ratios, pigment handling, filtering and color mixing. The importance of proper ventilation will also be discussed.Knowing your materials is the key to being a great artist. So, rollup your sleeves and take in a wealth of knowledge while creating any three colors of your very own to take home. Participants can bring pigments if you happen to have them or oil paints to work with but it is not required. Prerequisite: From the Ground Up or basic knowledge and experience with encaustic. All materials, lunch and morning coffee included. $100 deposit required to hold your space
Master Clinic Package $500 You can sign up for both From the Ground Up and How to Make Wagner Encaustics and save $100. Choose from sessions in September and October. $250 deposit holds your space.
THE DIG - Weekend Immersion Clinic $450 Includes most materials, morning coffee and lunch for both days. In the creative process, making a painting is very much like going on a personal archeological dig. Foundations are laid down and history is built layer upon layer; some are removed, added, forgotten about and brought back. In this class, we will explore the evolutionary process of making a painting. This Weekend Clinic is designed as a destination retreat of creativity for artists to dig deeper with an emphasis on using other media. Emphasis will be on mixed media and address specific techniques through one on one consultation with Elise. Participants are required to bring: specific concepts, subject matter, dry or encaustic works in progress, collage materials, R&F piment sticks or oil paints, inks, charcoal, oil pastels and/or oil brushes to use. Gamblin mediums, some R&F pigment sticks and all encaustic materials provided. Maximum 4 participants. |
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Encaustic Monotype at Elise Wagner Studio & Atelier Meridian Combining monotype with encaustic’s textural elements is a process that explodes beyond the boundaries of printmaking! Matrices of wax are built onto plexiglass, then we apply water based inks, wipe free the excess ink, and run it through an intaglio press to be printed on paper. These techniques can produce subtle and mysterious marks, allowing for variable prints or editions. Mixing inks, modifying, rolling out a flat, use and abuse of mark- making tools will be explored, along with multiple plates and registration techniques. Collage and chine colle will be discussed, along with encaustic inlaying and incising techniques. Day 1: Beginning Encaustic Painting workshop Day 2: We use an etching press to produce collagraphs and monoprints from the encaustic plates. Some printmaking experience is helpful but not required. Minimum age level:12 with parent. Day 3: Those taking the three-day format have extra time to pull more prints. Participants are encouraged to bring any tools or brushes you like using. Bring textural elements, such as feathers, leaves, fabric like burlap and lace or string. Good printing paper is available for purchase. Class limit 6 students
September 14, 15 & 16 , 2010: 10AM - 4PM November 9, 10 & 11, 2010: 10AM - 4PM December 4 & 5, 2010: 10AM - 5PM
Encaustic Monotype on Location
January 4-6, 2011 _______________________________________________________________________ Oregon College of Art & Craft Encaustic Collagraph Monotype at The Encaustic Institute |
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PRIVATE INSTRUCTIONSchedule your own! One on one in-studio instruction with Elise Wagner is available year round.
PRIVATE GROUP WORKSHOPS |
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ACCOMODATIONS
When coming from other parts of the country and Canada, participants have stayed at the Monticello Motel, which Wagner's studio is conveniently located behind. The Monticello Motel is on the Interstate Yellow MAX Line and walking distance from the burgeoning Mississippi District with shops, restaurants and entertainment. The Monticello is a clean reasonably priced budget motel and has been favorably reviewed by former students.
For more information and rates go to: www.monticellomotel.com
All of the following accomodations are within a 10-15 minute drive to Wagner's studio or near the Light Rail which takes you directly to the studio within 30 minutes. The below suggested hotels range in price from moderate to luxury.
CANCELLATION AND LIABILITY POLICIES
*All deposits are non-refundable but can be applied to a future class should you need to cancel.
*Three days notice required for cancellation.
*Deposit is fully refundable should instructor need to cancel class due to low enrollment.
*No shows are non-refundable.
*All workshops available for ages 14 and up.
*Upon purchasing workshop, you hold Elise Wagner, LLC and Wagner Encaustics, Inc. free from any liability in the event of accident or injury to yourself or your personal belongings during the course of the class.
