Join WSW in collaboration with R&F Handmade Paints as we work with two of the most sensual two-dimensional art mediums. The first two days of this class will be held at WSW, where we will cover basic painterly monoprinting, stencil, and transfer methods, emphasizing a quick and free pace of working, and experimentation with a wide variety of printing papers. We will consider these printed elements as "potentials" – items that we may combine, layer and compose to create images using hot wax at R&F Handmade Paints, the last two days.

This intensive workshop is designed for printmakers for whom etching is their primary print medium or for artists working in other print, painting or drawing mediums.  Using your current work and ideas as a catalyst, Shelley will help you discover what aspects of your prints are unique to you and how to explore and expand your vision. Shelley will begin the workshop with a series of demonstrations and sessions to spark ways of thinking about making etchings. Students will work one on one with Shelley, looking at current and past work (that may include recent prints and drawings, ideas, sketchbooks, digital images, slides – whatever is comfortable for you) and discussing what you would like to accomplish. Students may re-examine ways of using color and printing, such as stencils a la poupe, chine colle, viscosity, multiple plates, relief, collage, digital media, paper lithography, photocopy transfer and registration techniques.  Other considerations could involve the re-thinking of issues such as content, scale, series, multiplicity, format, paper choice, available matrices and how to successfully convey your vision.

Screened Monoprint is a silkscreen printing adventure combining the best of two worlds, painting and printing. Non-toxic drawing and painting media is used to create a monoprint with a silkscreen. The range of possibilities is unlimited from detailed pencil drawings to bold painterly abstractions. The workshop begins with an introduction and examples of screened monoprints. There will be complete explanations of the kinds of screen mesh available, as well as the tools used. We will work with watercolor, gouache, pencil, charcoal, pastels, and water soluble crayons. Each media technique will be demonstrated in class with plenty of time for students to experiment. Screens are provided for class use.

WSW is working in collaboration with R&F Handmade Paints in this workshop experimenting with two contemporary mediums. The first two days of this class will be held at WSW, where we will create printed elements using a combination of trace monoprinting and photocopy gum transfers. The first day will be spent learning the very direct trace monoprint process, which offers the spontaneity of a drawn line with the richness and unpredictability of the printmaking process. This is a very low tech process that does not require a press. The various inks and papers suitable for this process will be will be discussed. The second day will be devoted to paper lithography, a non-toxic transfer process from either photographic or drawn imagery. Quick and free pace of image development will be emphasized. We will consider these elements as "potentials" – images that we may combine, layer and compose to create narratives.

The last two days of the workshop will be held at R&F Handmade Paints. This segment presents the basics of traditional encaustic painting, including an introduction to equiptment and materials, and a thorough discussion of health and safety issues. Then we will move on to emphasize experimentation with a focus on using the printed elements. We will construct images to be further developed with hot wax. Participants will learn to work with heat, discovering how it affects surface and texture, and learn how to collage and layer with wax, using its inherent translucency to create works with incredible richness and depth. Minimal approaches to wax, such as simple dipping, will also be explored.