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Welcome to the 18th International Encaustic Conference
at Edgewood Farm in Truro, MA
Venue: Woodshop clear filter
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Saturday, May 31
 

1:00pm EDT

Encaustic Painting - Layers of Time and Process
Saturday May 31, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
This demonstration will delve into additive and subtractive techniques used in encaustic painting, focusing on how the layering of pigmented encaustic medium can create richly textured and tactile surfaces. Attendees will be guided through each step of the process, from applying heated encaustic medium and pigments to manipulating the surface through scraping, carving, and scoring. The demonstration will draw connections between the artistic process and geological transformations, showing how layers are constructed, eroded, and reshaped over time. Participants will experience how the physicality of encaustic painting mimics natural forces like erosion and decay, while also revealing textures and patterns inspired by the landscape. The goal of this demonstration is for attendees to gain a deeper understanding of encaustic painting’s unique characteristics, learning how to use its layering potential to create dynamic, multidimensional works. This session will appeal to artists seeking to explore encaustic's tactile qualities and its ability to evoke a sense of time, place, and transformation.
Speakers
avatar for Isabelle Gaborit

Isabelle Gaborit

Isabelle Gaborit  is a contemporary artist, though her preferred medium of encaustic is ancient. She graduated in 2006 with an honors degree in fine arts in Ireland. Since then, she has been exhibiting work extensively nationally and internationally in, among others, The United... Read More →
Saturday May 31, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Woodshop

2:30pm EDT

Beyond the Cradle! (Alternative Substrates)
Saturday May 31, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
There are many ways to apply encaustic materials beyond the conventional cradled birch panel. This demo will include layering hot to cold applications on paper, creating alternative surfaces on wood with prepared boards (plaster, fresco, encaustic), and also demonstrate techniques in applying paint to three-dimensional surfaces.
Speakers
avatar for Karen Bright

Karen Bright

Owner, Studio Bright
Working in the abstract, Karen Bright’s painting and sculpture derive from an innate focus on the natural world and concern for the environment. The ancient method of encaustic – a fusing of beeswax and damar resin with pigment added for color – is harnessed through a process... Read More →
Saturday May 31, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Woodshop
 
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