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Workshop
Description
Our 3
day comprehensive workshops at R&F Handmade Paints give participants a thorough
knowledge of the encaustic medium and method - from the classical to the wildly
experimental. Artists with backgrounds in almost any medium will find
these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary
with wax. Some who attend have little familiarity with encaustic, others
have extensive experience working in the medium. The dynamic created by
this diverse mix of artists contributes to the learning experience and to the
discovery of new techniques and applications. Scroll down to find out the
details for these classes.
What is Covered
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Tour of
our manufacturing facilities and discussion of the current gallery exhibition
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Basic materials and formulas used in encaustic
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Safety
procedures
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Slide
show and discussion of the history of encaustic including its' revival in the
20th century
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Preparation of supports and grounds
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Demonstrations which include: tools and techniques for fusing, transparencies
and glazes, layering and scraping/scribing, building up of texture, line and
edge, collage, assemblage, casting, carving, and working 3-Dimensionally,
monotype, image transfer, combining oil and encaustic, dipping, and much more...
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Schedule
9am -
5pm each day. The instructor will be on hand everyday.
Cost
$475 for all 3 days.
What Materials Are
Included
The
use of all paints and equipment is included in the cost of the classes.
Meals: R&F
provides bagels and coffee in the morning and a catered vegetarian lunch in the
afternoon. If you have any allergies or specific issues, please contact us
in advance of the class.
Class Size
Class
size is limited to between 8 - 12 participants to ensure productive workshop
sessions.
What You Need to Bring
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Panels
to work on - they should be rigid and absorbent - we recommend 5- 10 small
(8"x10" or 9"x12") panels for experimentation - these panels can be lauan or
pine, birch or other types of plywood
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If you
want a white ground for the encaustics, you can glue a piece of heavyweight
watercolor or printmaking paper, museum board, unprimed linen or canvas to the
panel using any type of archival glue (we recommend Jade or Lineco) - there will
also be work time during the class to prepare panels
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You can also bring:
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any
favorite brushes that you like to work with:
bristle, sable, and/or Hake artist brushes, no synthetic brushes (they burn)
or used brushes (danger of solvent residue) |
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mark making tools (printmaking, sculpture,
ceramic, dental, culinary) |
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images for transferring
(Xerox prints), printmaking materials, drawings, watercolor, tempera or
gouache paintings, papers you like working with or works on paper, collage and
assemblage materials, absorbent 3-dimensional surfaces or object (unglazed
ceramics, plaster, or wood, paper pulp), molds for casting, found objects,
stencils, and anything else you would like to experiment with
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slides or digital files on
disk to share with the rest of the class |
Accommodations
Click here for
a list of recommended places to stay when you come take a workshop at R&F.
Registration & Policies
Registration Information
Workshops fill up months in advance, so early registration is strongly
recommended. Participants are registered in the order that their
applications are received. You may register by phone 1.800.206.8088, fax
(845) 331.3242, or via email:
mail@rfpaints.com. You can also
fill out a registration form
to sign up by mail. Please keep in mind that it is best to phone in your
registration, since we will be able to tell you at that time whether or not a
class is full. If a class is full, we keep a wait list. It is not
unusual for participants to drop out. When this happens you will be
notified asap that a space is open. A $100 deposit is required when
signing up. Once we have received your deposit, we will send you a receipt
which will indicate whether or not the class is fully enrolled. Once the
class is fully enrolled, we will send out a confirmation packet which includes
an accommodations list, directions to the workshop, material to bring, and
technical sheets. The balance of your workshop is due one month before the
class.
For participants that would like more independent work time, extra days can be
added to any workshop held in Kingston, NY, at a reduced rate of $75 per day.
Instruction is not included, but the use of all paints and tools is.
Please let us know at the time of registration that you want to add days, so we
make sure we have those dates available.
Though rare, if we must cancel a workshop due to insufficient
enrollment, you will be notified no later than
one month before the workshop is scheduled. In this event your deposit
will be returned to you in full, or you will be given the
opportunity to transfer it to another session.
If you must withdraw from a
workshop, and you give us a minimum of one month’s notice, R&F will refund $75
of your initial deposit, retaining a $25 processing fee. We
maintain a waiting list, and make every effort to fill every workshop, but often
people on the waiting list are unable to attend at the last minute.
If you must withdraw after the balance has been paid, R&F will retain the entire
amount. If we can replace you in the workshop we will refund the balance,
less the $25 processing fee.
R&F does not assume responsibility
for nonrefundable travel and lodging expenses. We therefore recommend that you
wait until your class is confirmed before making these arrangements.
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