Join WSW in collaboration with R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston as we create contemporary waxed handmade paper works. During the first two and a half days, participants will work with co-founder Tana Kellner in WSW’s papermaking studio, using cotton, abaca, flax, and ArtFarm fibers. Once we master the basics, we’ll investigate how to best use the special qualities of each fiber, creating collages by layering, embedding, stenciling, pulp painting, and embossing.
After lunch on Wednesday, we will travel to R&F Handmade Paints, where our handmade paper will be just the starting point. After, Laura Moriarty of R&F Paints leads an introduction to basic encaustic techniques, students will create deeply layered collages by working directly on the handmade papers or mounting the handmade sheets on panels. Techniques will include saturating, bending, burnishing, dipping, staining, transferring, drawing, and carving.
All classes take place at Women’s Studio Workshop. Visit our website for more details on this and other workshops during our Summer Art Institute.
