Encaustic Workshop with Cindy Lesperance

Saturday, June 17th 
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
at the Freeport Art Museum

Have you admired the translucent, luminous surfaces achieved with encaustic painting? Register now for this half-day workshop to learn the technique of painting with pigmented wax.
Skilled encaustic artist, Cindy Lesperance will demonstrate creating textures, layering colors, color effects, incising and carving into the wax, and the use of metal leaf and stencils. This is an introductory level class but every skill level is welcome. All materials will be provided. Participants will leave with two finished paintings.

$150.00 per person (materials and manual included)
Light snacks will be provided.
Workshop limited to 15. 

About Cindy:

Over the years, I have worked with many different mediums including mixed media, printmaking, photography, and cold wax, but my work now focuses primarily on Encaustic, a combination of beeswax, damar resin, and pigment.  I am fascinated by the translucency of encaustic and the dimensionality that can be achieved with it.  In my work, I employ my signature method of applying minute droplets of encaustic, one by one, to the surface of the painting, creating a tactile quality that when viewed in person, engages those who encounter it.  It’s an obsession that I’ve committed myself to investigating, making it my realm and exploring what I can do with it. 

Fiber Gone Wild
Felting Arts Workshop at FAM

Saturday, JuLY 15th
1 PM - 3:30 PM

This workshop will ignite a desire to learn more about the unusual art of felting and how this process turns fiber into art. Spend an afternoon with felting artist Kathleen Wilken learning the basics of wet-felting techniques and how to lay out wool and color to create a felt piece. Working with felt can be physically demanding, so be prepared for water and use of muscles.

Participants will bring to class: 2 old towels, a bath sponge, old pantyhose, a brown paper bag, and plastic shoe-sized box and a pencil. Wear clothing that you will not mind getting wet.

$45.00 per person (materials included)
10% discount for current FAM members
Light snacks will be provided.
Workshop limited to 15