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2011  WORKSHOPS

 

Everything that has ever been taught to me, 

has been given to me as a gift, 

and it is not my right to keep it.

 

-Hopi saying

 

INTRODUCTORY ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOPS  

 

Encaustic, meaning "to burn in", dates back to 5th Century BC.  Used as a contemporary medium it is a versatile method of painting with a beeswax based paint kept molten on a heated palette.  In this 2 day workshop participants will learn about safe studio set up, how to prepare supports, making encaustic medium, wax application, fusing, color mixing, layering, masking, scraping, etching a line, pigment sticks, graphite and Xerox image transfers, collage, embedding and incorporating found objects, see a slide presentation on the history and contemporary use of encaustic.  Demonstrations are introduced between work blocks allowing students ample time to experiment with techniques.  

 

 

March 31 & April 1, Sat-Sun, 9-5pm, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

 

 

Click here to find out about the Maine Coast Encaustic Workshop Retreat

 

 

CONSULTATIONS - Are you an ambitious artist trying to sort out the matrix of making art, money, family, life?!  Need some guidance?  Direction?  A mentor?  An individualized consultation might be for you.  I thoroughly enjoy working with emerging artists, have my BFA and MFA, 24 years experience as a professional exhibiting artist, educator and a parent to two wonderful adult sons, all with no trust fund…  and I’d love to share my insights with you!  Consultations by phone, Skype or in person.  Email for details… 

Feel you’d benefit from individualized instruction?  Private instruction and critiques also available.   

 

Email with questions or to sign up for workshops at Kim Bernard's studio