Join artist Mary Milelzcik for the mixed media encaustic workshop from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 26) at Volcano Art Center Ni‘aulani Campus in Volcano Village.
Encaustic is a mixture of beeswax, damar resin and pigment, which is applied to a solid absorbent surface. Each time a new layer is applied, it must be fused. The layers can be enhanced by carving with tools or drawing with pigment, oil sticks, etc. Photographs can be transferred and other materials imbedded to create translucent layers and a variety of amazing results.
Mixed media encaustic is a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn safe studio practices and all the encaustic painting basics, step-by-step. Various techniques will be demonstrated and a variety of substrates, including panels and paper, will be available. After instruction and experimenting, you will have the opportunity to create a small finished encaustic painting on a panel, and encaustic on fine art paper.
Milelzcik will provide an assortment marking tools and brushes, interesting papers, photographs, minerals, fibers, and other natural and found materials for students to incorporate into their paintings.
Students are encouraged to bring other items they’d like to use.
The class fee is $60 general, or $55 for VAC members plus a $25 supply fee. To register, call Volcano Art Center at 967-8222, or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.
Milelzcik has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University’s School of Expressive Arts, a radical 2-year upper division interdisciplinary experimental program that existed for several years in the 1970’s.
This transformative educational experience set the path for an interesting career as a mixed media artist, photographer, curator and teacher.
She also gathers pigments and organic materials to incorporate into her work. Her artwork has been shown internationally. She has a studio in Pahoa and specializes in mixed media art and printmaking.