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Learn to paint with wax
The Encaustic Center is a unique facility where instructors Bonny Leibowitz, Deanna Wood and Brett Dyer teach the art of painting with wax.

We offer a variety of ways to learn:
*Start out with a 1-day Introductory Beginner Workshop ($100, all materials included). In these Beginner Workshops you will be learning a variety of techniques including how to build layers, fuse, texture, work with grids, stencils, embed objects, incise, transfer, collage and much more along with a working knowledge on how to melt and mix wax, a bit about the history of wax painting, a working knowledge of supplies and how to create your own workspace! All supplies included.

*Come for Assisted Workdays for help on your work, choosing processes, techniques and developing 
imagery with step by step instruction. ($40.00 for 3 hours)

*Come back for Workdays to create without any formal instruction using all of our equipment and supplies ($40 for up to 6 hours, $20 for up to 3 hours).

*Once you've got the basics, join us for a variety of Intermediate Workshops, where you will delve further into texture, monotypes, stencils, drawing, painting, or photography techniques.

Workshop Supplies
All supplies are included but you might like to bring special papers, leaves, zerox and inkjet prints, drawings, unglazed ceramic pieces, stencils, stamps, and threads etc. We supply plywood boards and have cradled boards for sale.



Once you've done a beginner workshop you may like to take our Assisted Workdays!
Ways you might enjoy assisted workdays: 
1 - Learn processes and tools you've been wanting to try out such as texture, transfers and using wood burning tools and sealing irons. It's your chance to ask all kinds of questions about process and materials.
2 - Bring in pieces you have been working on and need help with so we can suggest areas to develop and go step by step through processes to bring the piece to fruition.  
3 - Bring an idea or look through our books for ideas and inspiration and we will assist you by recommending and working through techniques to create your vision.  

Three hours $40.00

Most Fridays and Saturdays 11:00 to 2:00, noon to 3:00 and 1:00 to 4:00  

Assisted Workday Supplies:
All supplies are included but you might like to bring images on a flash drive to print out here, special papers, leaves, zerox and inkjet prints, drawings, unglazed ceramic pieces, stencils, stamps, and threads etc. We supply plywood boards and have cradled boards for sale.
Please email to schedule in.



Check our schedule to find a class that works for you. We also sell encaustic supplies and painting panels.

Bonny Leibowitz - bonny at theencausticcenter.com - 214.405.5993  for registration and questions
additional contacts for questions:
Deanna Wood - deanna at theencausticcenter.com - 972.345.9968
Brett Dyer - brett at theencausticcenter.com - 972.743.8997


Announcing
PAULA ROLAND'S THREE-DAY ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPE WORKSHOP
Friday November 2nd, Saturday November 3rd and Sunday November 4th
10:00 to 4:00 each day

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The cost is $595.00 which includes the supply fee covering many special papers and R&F bars of wax paint. Paula will be bringing a HOTbox for each participant to work on!

We are so very fortunate, proud and honored to have Paula Roland right here at The Encaustic Center! This is such a wonderful and exciting opportunity to learn from the master of the enacaustic monotype process!

Instructor Paula Roland began teaching encaustic in 1997, after many years as a professor of painting and drawing in universities and colleges. The spontaneous medium of encaustic, with its infinite possibilities, provided a new focus for her art and teaching. Many of the encaustic printmaking techniques were developed by Paula. Paula leads participants through a myriad of choices and options. She is the catalyst for exciting new possibilities in encaustic and her teaching provides the knowledge, skills, and confidence to continue after the workshop.
Paula has been an invited program participant at The National Encaustic Painting Conference 2007-2010. She has exhibited throughout the US and in Europe. Her works are included in many books and articles on encaustic and experimental printmaking.

"Watching Paula work her magic on the hot box over several days is a chance to observe a wax poet in motion. She is an expert at what she does. Her knowledge of different substrates and ways to present work is immense. She pushes the boundaries of encaustic viscosity and you have to see it in person to fully comprehend it. After taking her workshop, I left feeling like a whole new world of exploration opened up for me." Deborah Kapoor   
 
To view more of Paula's work CLICK HERE: http://www.paularoland.com/
 
The three-day workshop covers:
  • Materials, health and safety
  • Working on the Roland HOTboxTM
  • Additive and subtractive processes in printing on absorbent and non-absorbent papers
  • One pass and Layered prints
  • Creating texture
  • Use of brushes, tools.
  • Print registration, borders,
  • Stamping, stencils, masking, and blocking-out.
  • Combining printmaking and drawing: Drawing into heated prints and waxy paper with graphite, charcoal, oil pastel...
  • Making paper translucent
  • Presentation options, including framing and permanently mounting prints to board
Cost and payment:
The cost of the workshop is $595.00
A $100.00 non-refundable deposit holds your space.
Please register asap as these spaces fill up quickly! 
Balance due:
September 1st
($495.00)
Cancellation policy:
In the event of cancellation, $485.00 will be refunded if someone from the waiting list is able to attend. $10 handling fee for all refunds. No refund for cancellations less than 14 days before workshop.
 
Payment Options:
• By check to The Encaustic Center, 580 W Arapaho Rd. #271, Richardson, TX, 75080
• By credit card by calling Bonny at 214-405-5993
• Via PayPal:

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We so look forward to having you here, sharing this amazing experience, learning and getting to spend time with one another!



See images from the Deborah Kapoor workshop:

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map and directions to The Encaustic Center

schedule | what is encaustic? | exhibitions | gallery | supplies | about the instructors | contact

The Encaustic Center - 580 W. Arapaho Rd. #271 Richardson, TX 75080 - 214.405.5993