ENCAUSTIC PAINTING WORKSHOP?BEGINNING TECHNIQUES

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INSTRUCTOR?SHERRIE POSTERNAK
WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011, 10am- 5pm
WHERE: COLEGIO DE LENGUAS ADELITA, Agua Fuerte 56
(near Embajadoras)
HOW MUCH: $75 USD (900 pesos) per person, includes all materials, including encaustic medium, encaustic paints, wooden panels, resource list, and the use of a wide variety of tools and supplies.
Minimum 4 students; maximum 11 students.
For more information and to reserve your place, please contact Sherrie at 473-560-4563, or sherrie@sherrieposternak.com

ENCAUSTIC IS AN ART MEDIUM CONSISTING OF NATURAL BEESWAX AND DAMAR RESIN (CRYSTALLIZED TREE SAP), WHICH CAN BE USED ALONE OR PIGMENTED. ENCAUSTIC IS AN ANCIENT ART MEDIUM, DATING AS FAR BACK AS THE 5th CENTURY B.C. IN GREECE. WITHIN THE LAST 15 YEARS, AN AMAZING REVIVAL HAS BEGUN.

IN THIS FULL DAY (7 HOURS) WORKSHOP OF BEGINNING ENCAUSTIC TECHNIQUES, STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN INFORMATION ON THE MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS ART MEDIUM INCLUDING WAX, HEAT, PIGMENT, BRUSHES AND OTHER APPLICATORS. ALSO COVERED WILL BE HISTORY AND SAFETY, SUBSTRATES AND GROUNDS, SURFACE TECHNIQUES, AND SOURCES. EACH STUDENT WILL COMPLETE ONE OR TWO SAMPLE BOARDS, FOLLOWED BY A FRIENDLY CRITIQUE AND ?DEBRIEFING.?
The class will be taught in both English and Spanish.[/align]

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Sherrie's website is here: http://www.sherrieposternak.com/