Encaustic Workshop At Cullowhee Mountain Arts

Supplies generously donated by R&F Encaustic for the workshop.

Yesterday I returned home from a week of study at Cullowhee Mountain Arts at Western Carolina University with Lisa Pressman.  The class was an advanced encaustic painting class.  It was informative, fun, and very satisfying.  

I have had a desire to make progress in this medium for a couple of years and I finally have enough information to begin the process in ernest.  I highly recommend Lisa as a teacher and as a person.  She is willing to spend personal time with you answering questions and concerns and also willing to give honest and thoughtful feedback on what you are doing and how to improve your work both technically and aesthetically.  

Class exercise

This is an example of a class exercise which involved drawing directly on an unwaxed cradled board, adding  medium and then white paint.  The piece was taken further after these processes. During the class I began perhaps 10 boards and will be evaluating them to see what they need over the next weeks.

Lisa Pressman

On the last morning of class we presented the work for everyone to view.  Everyone was invited to see the best work from each class member.  There were many supportive comments from the class and guidance from Lisa.

My best to everyone in the class and many thanks to Lisa for another great class!

Do You Know About Cullowhee Mountain Arts ?

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Jane Allen Nodine

Last year I was looking around at the various workshop opportunities in the southeast and became aware of Cullowhee Mountain Arts.  Those of us who live in this part of the country are fortunate to have several well known and respected workshop venues within easy driving distance; Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,  John C. Campbell Folk School and Shakerag Folkschool.  

All of these schools offers workshops in craft media and at least two offer more traditional art media workshops.  Cullowhee Mountain Arts has established itself with a focus on painting, drawing, mixed-media, photography, ceramics, book arts and writing workshops taught by instructors with national and international reputations.

CMA has formed a relationship with Western Carolina University where the actual workshops are held and this summer 21 week long workshops are scheduled. A partial list of instructors includes: Rebecca Crowell, Jane Nodine, Lisa Pressman, Stuart Shils, Alice Austin, and Baron Wormser.  Please visit the CMA site to see all the classes and instructors.

The school is founded on the idea of high quality instruction for students of every skill level from beginner to professional with required skill level noted for each workshop along with a detailed description of the class.

In addition to the workshops at Western Carolina University, CMA is also offering several additional  study opportunities.  The first is Workshop Retreats at Lake Logan in Canton, NC which are scheduled for May and September and the second is Art + Retreat in Santa Fe and Taos NM in April.  All of the workshops are located in beautiful surrounding, quality classroom facilities and accommodations.  

Please visit the various links to read about these exciting classes.  There might be one that that is just right for you.

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