Waxing Not Waning: Encaustic Wax + Mixed Media Workshop
Join me for a day of exploration, inquiry and fun, and discover a new way of self-expression, or an addition to your current creative process.
Encaustic Wax
Encaustic wax monotypes are made by melting beeswax, pigment and resin on a heated aluminum plate, then laying down paper to absorb the design—or select aspects of it.
Additional layers of media can be added to create beautiful mixed media pieces.
The encaustic wax technique originated in the ancient Greco-Roman empire and was used as a means of preserving images of the deceased in Egyptian burial sites. The oldest surviving examples – Fayum mummy portraits – are from the 1st Century BC, and are part of the Louvre collection. The painting technique was lost for several millennia and was only rediscovered in the 1990s.
Encaustic wax monotypes use the same medium, but with a contemporary interpretation. This modern approach to using encaustic medium is a form of printmaking, without using a printing press.
Each monotype is one-of-a-kind and original. The beauty of this process is that there is minimal control over outcomes, so it becomes a dance of co-creation.
Join us this weekend:
Art Gym Denver
August 10, 2024
12-5pm
Here’s what you’ll take away:
A overview of the encaustic wax painting medium and how to use it
A contemporary approach to the medium using paper as a substrate
Five different techniques to get you started with encaustic monotypes
An overview of options for including other media
Takeaway 5 or more pieces of finished work
Get more information and register here.
Space is limited to 8 people, and we have 3 spots left.
Here are some examples of what you might create:
Art as a process of healing + self discovery
Making art invites you to explore emotions in a controlled and non-judgmental environment. Whether you call yourself an artist is not important for healing–it’s about the process itself, not the finished product.
For anyone on any kind of self-inquiry or healing journey, engaging with this creative process helps us access emotions, allowing deeper insights and healing.
People often get nervous when I mention this. “I can’t draw!” they may say, or “I don’t understand abstract art.”
But it’s not about making or even understanding "fine art" that creates the healing–it’s the process of being present with the raw emotions that come up through engaging with art. When we are able to access those emotions, we can recycle old trauma and see with a new perspective.
Art allows us to see something new.
Have you ever had the experience of feeling moved to tears by a work of art? A song, a poem, work of literature, or a poem?
Art touches us in a deep place that is not accessible by reason or logic. It lets us access intuition, emotions, and a deeper connection to something beyond words - the numinous beauty of our lives.
When we take this a step further and start to create, we invite this mysterious depth into our emotional lives. From this place, healing becomes possible.
Only 3 spaces left in this unique workshop.
Is one of them yours? Please reach out with any questions, or register here.
Hope to see you there!
Kim
P.S. There is a good chance I won't offer this workshop again. So if you are interested, join us this weekend!
