Edith, Thank you very much! It was great meeting you too! Since I am uncertain my schedule will allow for me to attend the conference again this year, I am teaching March 9 & 10 at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT. The show was in Boston just after the conference and I will be having an extended version of the same show's theme "Opposing Cartographies | West" at Butters Gallery in Portland in July 2014. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great video....I enjoyed the class, learning how to use encaustic for monotype. A truely amazing process and extremely fast...my kind of printmaking! Thanks so much Barbara
Hi Elise, Just loved your video. It was so nice meeting you at the conference and hope to see you up there again next year and hopefully take your workshop. Good luck with your work for the show. This piece was wonderful! Best regards, Edith
Thank you Regina! I taught in Norwalk at CCP a couple of years ago but not sure when I'll be back. Might teach in NYC in 2017. I do have a student from the Norwalk class coming for a private three day residency here in Oregon if that would be of interest to you. Thanks again for your kind words! Elise
Love it! How many prints can you get from such a plate? And...is it just pure beeswax what you apply to the plate? Or something added to allow taking more than one print, like plaster or stonepowder? Do you mix the Akua-ink (waterbased) with wax?
Oops, I am sorry for the very late response here. You can get about 20 prints from the plate. I am applying beeswax with titanium white in it so you can see the inks better on the plate. The texture of the wax through the use of various tools and textiles makes a deep enough texture. No plaster or stonepowder. Akua Inks are soy based and water clean up. They are applied to the encaustic plate then traditional wiping techniques are used to attain various intaglio effects in the printing process.
Elise, I am intrigued by this process. Watching this I have decided to learn about collagraph monotypes at a local art school. But I will need to be taught how to do it with encaustic wax. Do you plan on-line workshops? Or do you plan to travel to Italy or any other place in Europe during September/October 2016? Or to Australia?
+Sarah sarah Hi Sarah, I do not do online workshops. I will be demonstrating the process at the SGCI Conference in March of this year. I've no plans to teach in Europe though I would love to. I also have a workshop schedule and people come from all over for my classes and private sessions www.elisewagner.com/encaustic_workshops.html. Here is a link to the upcoming conference, my demo is listed under demos and projects: sgciportland.com/portfolio/demos-and-projects/.
Edith, Thank you very much! It was great meeting you too! Since I am uncertain my schedule will allow for me to attend the conference again this year, I am teaching March 9 & 10 at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT. The show was in Boston just after the conference and I will be having an extended version of the same show's theme "Opposing Cartographies | West" at Butters Gallery in Portland in July 2014. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great video....I enjoyed the class, learning how to use encaustic for monotype. A truely amazing process and extremely fast...my kind of printmaking! Thanks so much
Barbara
Hi Elise, Just loved your video. It was so nice meeting you at the conference and hope to see you up there again next year and hopefully take your workshop. Good luck with your work for the show. This piece was wonderful! Best regards, Edith
Good refresher for me! Thanks for sharing your talents... Irene
Thanks Irene. Sorry for the late reply!
Awesome, when can you come to Shoreline in CT????????? I live in Branford and your work really impacted me.
Thank you Regina! I taught in Norwalk at CCP a couple of years ago but not sure when I'll be back. Might teach in NYC in 2017. I do have a student from the Norwalk class coming for a private three day residency here in Oregon if that would be of interest to you. Thanks again for your kind words!
Elise
Love it! How many prints can you get from such a plate? And...is it just pure beeswax what you apply to the plate? Or something added to allow taking more than one print, like plaster or stonepowder? Do you mix the Akua-ink (waterbased) with wax?
I am guessing she has not replied bc she wants us to take the course
Oops, I am sorry for the very late response here. You can get about 20 prints from the plate. I am applying beeswax with titanium white in it so you can see the inks better on the plate. The texture of the wax through the use of various tools and textiles makes a deep enough texture. No plaster or stonepowder. Akua Inks are soy based and water clean up. They are applied to the encaustic plate then traditional wiping techniques are used to attain various intaglio effects in the printing process.
Please see my response.
Hi Elise...great vid and thanks for sharing....quick question...what did you put on your collagraph plate to create those shapes?
Hi Robina,
Sorry for the late reply, I put white beeswax on the plate that I make for making collagraphs.
Ok, super, thanks!! Your work is beautiful!
Does any of the wax transfer to the paper?
Elise, I am intrigued by this process. Watching this I have decided to learn about collagraph monotypes at a local art school. But I will need to be taught how to do it with encaustic wax. Do you plan on-line workshops? Or do you plan to travel to Italy or any other place in Europe during September/October 2016? Or to Australia?
+Sarah sarah Hi Sarah, I do not do online workshops. I will be demonstrating the process at the SGCI Conference in March of this year. I've no plans to teach in Europe though I would love to. I also have a workshop schedule and people come from all over for my classes and private sessions www.elisewagner.com/encaustic_workshops.html.
Here is a link to the upcoming conference, my demo is listed under demos and projects: sgciportland.com/portfolio/demos-and-projects/.
+ELISE WAGNER thanks
No the wax does not transfer to the paper.