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The Moody Blues: Instant Indigo and Encaustic with Lorraine Glessner

$ 1120 usd
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Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 9:00 AM EST – Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 4:00 PM EST
Aya Fiber Studio, 170 NE Dixie Hwy, STUART, Florida, United States Map
The Moody Blues: Instant Indigo and Encaustic with Lorraine Glessner
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This workshop explores all of the exciting ways in which Instant Indigo can be combined with encaustic. Instant
Indigo is a pre-reduced indigo crystal and can be used as a vat dye on fabric as well as a painting medium on both
paper and fabric. Instant indigo is unique, very versatile and can create interesting collage material that can be
embedded into your encaustic layers. What is most exciting is that it can be painted directly on top of the encaustic
surface, which allows for the painting of thin lines with tiny brushes, applying layers of lines or thin pools of
translucent indigo color. The rich indigo color is unmistakable in that there really is nothing else like it’s clear blue
with a hint of green hue. The crystals can also be mixed with a variety of media other than water, such as soy milk,
orange juice and ink, to enrich the color and/or reduce the beading of the media on the encaustic surface. Collage,
mark-making, rust printing on paper and fabric and the combination of other natural materials such as horse hair and
pyrography in combination with indigo and encaustic is also explored.
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST: Students should bring the following materials with them:

 sharp scissors
 materials for collage (fabric, papers, magazine images, photos, etc.)
 mixed media sketchbook and drawing media of your choice
 Closed toe shoes for safety
 2-4 wooden painting panels or heavy mixed media paper or mixed media board. Your preference of
8x8, 10x10, 12x12 but no larger or smaller, please and nothing coated in acrylic or acrylic gesso.
Sizes don’t have to be square.
 3-5 natural hair brushes in various sizes for encaustic painting. Hake brushes are recommended,
please keep brush sizes from 1”-2.5” width. One brush will be designated your medium brush, so
must be free of color if you are bringing used brushes.
 1-2 watercolor brushes, 1 flat, 1 round in manageable sizes are recommended.
 1 yard RTD silk habotai (8-12mm) or good quality cotton fabric
 Box of small T-pins
OPTIONAL MATERIALS

 any tool or material for any technique that you normally employ while working with encaustic. 
 basic encaustic colors will be provided, however, if you prefer certain colors, please bring them. 
 decorative stencils, mesh, doilies, etc-anything flat with open areas that can be used as a stencil.
 smock (optional)
 found objects for dipping in indigo for mark-making
 Heat gun or embossing tool only if you have one


Relevant Feedback

STACEY Mar 22, 2024

Mary Hark is a wonderful teacher and an inspiration in the art of paper making. I started the class with no knowledge of the medium and finished with a burning desire to learn more.
Suzanne runs a fabulous studio for the creation of all different types of art work. I felt the facilities were top notch.

Workshop: GARDEN PAPERS with Mary Hark
Carol Mar 9, 2024

This is a very nice studio space with large tables good for both sitting and standing work. The classes I have been in have had about 12 students which is about right for the size of the studio. I have found Suzanne does her best to accommodate the participants.

Workshop: The Moody Blues: Instant Indigo and Encaustic with Lorraine Glessner
Elissa Mar 9, 2024

What a great workshop! Lorraine is an exceptional teacher, and I learned far more than I ever could have imagined learning. Demonstrations, analysis of composition in other paintings, inspirational quotes, one on one time with participants, the ability to follow up with her once you have taken her class ……… it’s all the perfect blend for a great experience. I really enjoyed her teaching techniques and look forward to developing my own work based on her inspiration. And, as always, the set up at Aya Fiber Studio, with a small class and the right surroundings, makes it all the more valuable as a great artistic experience.

Workshop: The Moody Blues: Instant Indigo and Encaustic with Lorraine Glessner

Instructors

Lorraine Glessner

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Location

Aya Fiber Studio, 170 NE Dixie Hwy, STUART, Florida, United States

Classifications

Categories
  • Stuart Studio
  • Indigo
  • Surface Design
  • 3 D Textiles
Levels
  • All
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