Workshop:
Printing with R&F Pigment Sticks; On and Off the Press.

This workshop is open to artists with no printmaking experience to advanced printmakers, painters and artists. Class size is limited to 8.

We will build printing plates on Ampersand Gessobord panels, mat board and other found materials and use R&F encaustic medium to build luscious textures.  Next, we will “ink” the plates we make using R&F Pigment Sticks and transfer the image to paper by hand or with an etching press.

In this workshop, we will explore a variety of techniques and ideas including the following:

–Monotype techniques using cardboard, mat board and other non-traditional substrates as printing plates

–Encaustic collagraph: making textured printing plates from encaustic wax on panels and other substrates

–Discuss tools, materials and techniques for creating varying textures on the plates

–Off press; explore monotype techniques with gelatin plates

Inking and wiping techniques

–Explore how differing printmaking papers affect the finished print

–Tips and tricks for both displaying and using the finished prints as components of other artworks

–And, possibilities for using the printing plates as artwork

Cost: 

Workshop $999 per person / 8 students maximum

Not included:  

Lodging, Airfare (Leon/Guanajuato is the closest airport), travel insurance (recommended), taxis to/from airport, dinners (except welcome and farewell), additional supplies you need to express yourself; suggestions list coming soon.

Workshop Venue:

The workshop will be held at the roof top studio of host and artist/printmaker Hugo Anaya.

R&F Core instructor:  
Caryl St. Ama, contemporary artist and educator https://www.carylstama.com

Caryl St. Ama is an artist/educator in Los Angeles, California. She taught painting,  drawing and life drawing at the college level for 30 years, 27 of those years at Glendale College. Caryl became involved in GCC’s study abroad program in 1998 when she took a group of college students to the Czech Republic for a month of travel, study and art. She designed and implemented the Greek study abroad program for Glendale College starting in 2000.

As one of nine Core Instructors for R&F Handmade Paints based out of Kingston, NY, I offer not only encaustic workshops, but also visit retail establishments for demonstrations or materials talks about the R&F product line including their Encaustic paint and Pigment sticks.  I am available for professional outreach to artists, art centers, colleges and universities to make studio visits and discuss specific technical problems and materials.

A R&F 3-day Encaustic workshop is regularly offered during the winter and summer sessions at Glendale Community College in Glendale, California 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles.  See rfpaints.com for more information or contact Caryl for information and current workshop dates.

Upcoming workshops @ Glendale College in February & August each year – please see rfpaints.com for more information.

R&F Handmade Paints Comprehensive Encaustic Workshops are designed to give participants thorough knowledge of the encaustic medium and method. We begin with a historical overview, introducing the classical method of encaustic painting, and then move into the 21st Century, demonstrating a wide variety of ways that encaustic can be used by contemporary artists today. Artists working in almost any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. Students are encouraged to bring an open mind and a willingness to experiment with a new material.