Wondrous Wax: Mixed Media Meets Encaustic with Mira M. White — Jun 21 - 23
A three day exploration of encaustic and other compatible mediums in a community-oriented environment.
A three day exploration of encaustic and other compatible mediums in a community-oriented environment.
A three day exploration of encaustic and other compatible mediums in a community-oriented environment.
Dates: June 21, 2025 → June 23, 2025
Times: 10-5 with a 45 min lunch break
Level: All levels
Workshop Description:
This vibrant workshop combines multiple media techniques with melted beeswax on a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity if design, texture and color. We work with a combination of both dry and wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor, oil paint/sticks, graphite and collage. No acrylic media. All imagery applicable. Use mediums of choice. Appropriate for continuing painters and collagists. Beginners in Encaustic are welcome! Instructor supplies the wax medium, wax paint, heating tools( griddles, heat guns, torches) practice surfaces and 1 panel per student.
About the Instructor:
Mira M. White is a professional artist and teacher who was trained at CCAC, BFA, MFA. Mira has worked mostly in independent art centers for over 40 years. She conducts multimedia workshops throughout the US and in Europe. Her arsenal of materials has expanded over the years and her range of media includes all aspects of drawing, oils, watercolor, collage, and encaustic. Most of her current work would have to be called narrative abstraction, as she is currently trying to meld her previous predilection for representation with a love for mark making and abstraction.
MATERIALS LIST FOR WAX WORKSHOP
Due to the nature of this workshop, the instructor is supplying many of the materials and
requires a materials fee of $75 to help defray the costs. Please pay at the workshop. CASH is
preferred payment.
INSTRUCTOR BRINGS :
1 Cradled, primed Birch Panels 8’x8” for each student
3 8 ply museum mat board , small pieces for mounting 8”x8” for practice pieces
Paint Brushes
Encaustic Medium ( wax with damar resin)
Encaustic Paint ( the rainbow spectrum plus white)
Heat Guns, torches, heating surfaces ( electric griddles, fry pans)
Graphite Powder, Charcoal powder
Some scraping tools
Some Collage tools
Some Oil Pastels , soft pastels & Drawing Media, watercolor in spray bottles
Tubs for pouring Wax
MATERIALS YOU BRING :
1. You will need 300 or 140 lb. w/c paper or 4 or 8 ply museum board – 1 full sheet
(22”x30”)cut up in 6 “ squares for exercises You should have about 15 6″x6″ pieces for
samplers
2. Your collection of watercolor, drawing, oil and collage materials including:
Watercolor crayons, charcoal, oil pastels, water -based graphite pencils, colored pencils,
Oil paint sticks, graphite pencils. Wax loves Oil. No acrylic paint
3. 3 Additional Surfaces to work on: Must be Absorbent and Inflexible
2 Wood *or prepared Encaustic panels—8”x8” up to 14”
* 1/2″ birch or finished plywood is great
ADDITIONAL:
3 Bristle utility brushes , variety of sizes ½”, 1”, 2” – cheap are fine.
Scissors, Tweezers,
Collage materials: Papers, Threads, Xerox images, photos
Masking Tape for stenciling—1/2 “ , 1”
Rags/ Wear crummy clothes, bring an oven mitt
The following mediums are entirely optional but extremely useful
Oil Paint Sticks ( Sennelier or R&F are best)
Oil Pastels
Woody Stabilo pencils
Soft Pastels – both stick and/or Pan pastels