Fuse and Flow with Leigh Harrison

Currently FULL - email to be on the waitlist or notified for our next Fuse and Flow!

Saturday, March 30th
10am to 4pm
The cost of this In-person workshop is $185
The cost of this Zoom workshop is $135 

Learn to use a torch to make marks, gently "kiss" surfaces and reveal beautiful underlayers. Torches cause the wax to meld and create unique, organic effects. Adding pigment sticks, oil pastels and texture, while using an adjustable torch can achieve free-form irregular shapes that resemble natural elements

This workshop builds on some of the Organic Fusion techniques Elizabeth Schowachert has developed and taught here. These added and altered techniques and processes encourage exciting new ways to individualize and make the work your own.

This course is best to for those who have done at least one beginner workshop up to the intermediate and advanced student. If you have never done encaustic before, please sign up for a beginner workshop in advance. Reach out to Bonny to discus other options such as a One on One to prepare: bonny@theencausticcenter.com

Some of the processes we'll cover:

Learn the proper safety and use of a torch.

Establish a free-form background with texture.

Use various fusing techniques that create shapes and bubbles.

Reveal the beauty through scraping, mark making and other additive and subtractive processes.

Supplies
Although we have these on hand, participants are encouraged to bring any additional variety of drawing tools: (pencil, pen, woody, etc) and crayons, oil pastels, alcohol ink and brushes.

Please bring your R&F pigment sticks. A few will be provided and you can purchase more here at 20% off!

Materials provided for In-person participants - Zoomers should have these on hand and be skilled at working with a torch. 

Materials provided:
Encaustic Gesso

Iwatani Torch and 2 butane
Encaustic Paint
Boards
Scrappers
Incising tools
Razor blades
A variety of mark making items but bring more if you can: scrapers, pencils, pens, woodys, alcohol ink and brushes.