April 10th (Friday), April 11th (Saturday) and April 12th (Sunday) - 10 AM to 5 PM each day - $445 - All materials for class are included, although students are welcome to bring their own collage materials.

Using encaustic on a flexible surface like paper? Tearing your paintings up? Combining water media and wax? Using magnets to mount your images? YES!! Let's bend the "rules" of working with wax and get experimental! This course is based on methods Bridget is currently using in her own work - so come play with me! 

In this mixed-media workshop, we'll explore: 

• Working on heavy paper with encaustic 

• Working on light-weight paper with encaustic - including encaustic monotype 

• Incorporating various water-soluble media like India ink, watercolor, gouache, graphite, watercolor pencils, and water-soluble crayons into your encaustic paintings 

• Working intuitively to create exciting starts to your encaustic paintings

• Incorporating collage elements into your work working with an iron

• Building layers 

• Tearing to shape your paintings 

• Using stitching to reconfigure torn or cut elements 

• Mounting your art on panels using magnets, stitching, and other techniques 

• Along with the basics: encaustic safety and composition 

While beginners are welcome in this energetic and exploratory workshop, participants with some encaustic experience (even if it was one class ten years ago!) may find it easier to dive in and keep up!

This class seats 8 students. For any questions regarding our cancellation or transfer policy, please refer to the link in our navigation bar.

Bridget Benton is  the lead instructor in Encaustic Methods,  Nature Print, ecoprint and collage methods at 310 ART. In addition to local teaching, Bridget is a faculty member  of the international encaustic online encaustic masterclass, Painting with Fire, as well as the author of the award-winning “The Creative Conversation: ArtMaking as Playful Prayer”. Teaching credentials include the Creative Problem Solving Institute in Buffalo, NY; the Newport Visual Arts Center in Newport, OR; Art Unraveled in Phoenix, AZ; and Collage in Portland, OR. as well as the Nature Printing Society’s Annual Workshop where she served for several years as the event’s Educational Coordinator.