Summer Sampler: Encaustic Monotypes
Sampler | This program is completed
A 1-day workshop introducing encaustic materials, tools, safety,
and techniques for developing encaustic monotypes
The workshop “Encaustic Monotype Weekend Workshop” will cover:
-safety
-basics and not-so-basics of creating encaustic monotypes
-discussion of how monotypes can be used as starting points
for encaustic paintings, mixed media works or collages.
-Ways to use the hotbox effectively
-tools, techniques and approaches
-additive and subtractive ways of working
-experimentation with different types of paper to see the
different results that can be achieved
-exploration of translucency & layers of color
-results achieved with variation of temperature, wax, paper,
pigment load
-composition
Encaustic monotypes combine the directness and immediacy of
the monotype with the richness and luminosity of encaustic
painting. Manipulating pigmented wax on a heated surface,
students will create one-of-a-kind prints by ‘pulling’ their created
image directly from the heated plate. Monotypes lend themselves
to spontaneous mark making.
- 1. basic safety
2. materials discussion
3. the basics of encaustic monotype printmaking
4. tools and techniques
- required for first class
gloves
isopropyl alcohol
paper towels or paper shop towels
various lightweight papers
optional
silicone art or kitchen tools for mark making
encaustic paint
encaustic medium
Kelly Austin-Rolo
Kelly Austin Rolo is a contemporary painter and printmaker whose primary focus is working in encaustic and mixed media. Originally from Lewes, Delaware, she received her B.F.A. from Syracuse University and started her career as a corporate designer in NYC working with top architectural firms. After living and working in New York City for 15 years, she moved two hours north of Manhattan to the rural countryside.
A recent transplant to Denver, Colorado, her work explores the natural world and man-made landscapes and cityscapes. Kelly's cyclical process of creation to destruction, back to creation, allows her to play with colors and materials, working their shapes over time, resulting in organic and harmonious forms.
Her work appears in collections throughout the US.