MAINE COAST ENCAUSTIC RETREAT 2024
Kennebunkport, Maine
September 8 – 14: Full
September 15 - 21: FULL
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This retreat is about you. Select what you want to study. Try something new. Wander the Maine Coast. Sip something frothy by the pool. Wake EArly for Yoga. Eat lunch with new friends. Find your voice and have fun getting there.
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2024 WORKSHOPS
Mark Making + Meaning – Through a hands on process, participants will be guided to create a map of marks that relate to their life experiences. These marks and designs can be used to create a series of new works.
Conceal + Reveal – Build up to scrape back. Students will learn different types of scraping techniques and when to use them.
Shrines + Reliquaries – Using the back of cradled panels or other small wooden boxes, we will create shrines or reliquaries to contain what is meaningful in our lives.
Joint Compound + Texture – Joint compound will enable us to create a wide range of patterns and designs that we can then work on with encaustic once they have dried.
Encaustic + Photography – An introductory workshop to working with photographs and encaustic. Proper materials for printing and mounting photographs will be demonstrated, as well as the incorporation of Pigment Stick, graphite, and mica powder.
Layers + Translucency – Instruction will focus on building paintings from the ground up - covering what can be done directly onto a substrate, between layers of medium, and on the surface - as well as how to create a smooth, even, and luminous surface.
Leaf Stencils + Organic Materials – In this session you will learn how to use fresh leaves to create stencils and the best ways to embed organic materials and other found matter into your work.
Color Mixing 101 – An overview of how to create a wide range of hues using a limited palette. You will make your own color mixing chart for future reference.
Value Tools – Join guest instructor Kelly Milukas for a fun and informative dive into the study of color through the lens of gray scale value mapping. You will hand paint a wooden value scale board, and learn how to utilize it for making opulent, color palette creations.
Understanding The Role of Value – Value is one of the most important aspects of art making and is frequently misunderstood. This presentation and discussion is required if you opt to take the hands on “Value Tools” workshop with guest instructor Kelly Milukas. It will take place on Wednesday evening from 4-7pm.
Wax Resist – Using a special paper that can be incorporated easily into encaustic, we will incorporate wax markings, gestural strokes, stamping, folding, batik and resist dyeing to achieve dynamic results that are uniquely your own.
Yoga – Start your day with gentle to moderate yoga and mindful meditation designed to leave you feeling strong and grounded. Mats, straps, and blocks provided. All levels welcome. 5 yoga sessions count as one workshop.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
+ 6 nights in one of Maine’s most beautiful, historic hotels The Colony Hotel
+ breakfast + lunch
+ 7 workshops + 3 open studios
+ supplies
COST
All inclusive workshop, hotel, and meal packages start at $2,644.00. Upgrades are available. Workshops and open studio slots can fill in advance, so early registration is recommended. A maximum of 20 participants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
DETAILS
Boston’s Logan Airport is 1½ hours away and accessible by train. The Portland International Jetport is only ½ hour away.
What is there to do in Kennebunkport? You can fish; take a lobster tour; whale watch; go on a sailing trip; shop; gallery hop; drive coastal Route 1; play golf or tennis; go swimming in the Colony Hotel’s pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean; have a peek at the Bush compound; go antiquing; visit the Franciscan Monastery, Blowing Cave, or Spouting Rock; kayak; canoe; walk the beach and nature trails; visit a lighthouse; or take the trolley. The Colony Hotel hospitality staff is ready and waiting with even more suggestions.
