Workshops

Encaustic Painting Workshop

In association with Redlines Studio, Ben Llano Hecht offers bi-monthly encaustic painting workshops. Teen and adult students of all ability levels are invited to learn about and explore the fascinating process of painting with heated wax.

During the six-hour workshop, students will learn about encaustic painting in history and its contemporary processes. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate grounds, encaustic medium preparation, mixing wax medium and pigments, fusing techniques, using collage and "inclusions", and a talk on resources for setting up and maintaining a home encaustic workshop. The six hours are intensive, but highly enjoyable.

All workshops are held on Saturdays, from 10am to 4pm.

Students will leave the hands-on workshop with their own encaustic painting and a solid foundation with which to further explore this unique medium. Cost is $120, all materials included.

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The next Advanced Encaustic Painting workshops are scheduled for:

Enrollment is limited to 5 participants. You can view an outline of the course in PDF format. Alternate dates can be scheduled for groups of four to five individuals.

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Other Workshops

Throughout the year, Seven Directions Institute occasionally offers one-day workshops for adults or children. We will have our 2007-2008 schedule of workshops posted by September 2007.

A video fly-through of Seven Directions Institute, June 2007.

A video overview of some of the animals, June 2007.

Santa Cruz Community TV interviews at Seven Directions, 2004.