B A L I W A X: Encaustic Arts and Culture in Bali
Experience the extraordinary allure of the encaustic medium in the enchanting land of Bali. With over 28 years of combined encaustic experience, your instructors Cari Hernandez and Miles Conrad will lead you in an 8-day adventure to bring the beauty and culture of Bali alive in your unique encaustic creations. Learn the art of the encaustic medium with 5 full days of expert instruction including: Batik Meets Encaustic Monoprint, Look What You Found! a Day of Found-Object Encaustic Collage, Handmade Bali Books, Pods & Forms of Bali in Fiber, Traditional Bali Masks in Encaustics. This comprehensive workshop serves equally well as an introduction for beginners or a deepening of practice for experienced encaustic artists. Activities include a traditional Balinesian dinner feast, gamelan dance and music ceremony, with visits to local marketplaces, silk factories, rice paddies, temples, water gardens, beaches. Amenities include: single occupancy beach-front villas, breakfasts and dinners, snorkeling, yoga and massage. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to combine the lush beauty of encaustic with the unparalleled magic of Bali!
Workshop Itinerary
9/29/11 - Day 1: Arrive and Unwind
Students arrive in Bali.
A special Balinese dinner feast will be prepared to welcome students.
9/30/11 - Day 2: Guided Field Trip Fun- a day of exploration & collecting
Field trip to Ubud/ Silk Factory Trip
10/1/11 - Day 3: Batik Meets Monoprint
Wax Resist on Paper and Fabric: using woodblock, stencils, & stamping that focuses on Indigenous patterns to create works on paper
10/2/11 - Day 4: Look What You Found!
Found Object Assemblage focusing on embedding & composition, (making use of locally found objects, papers, & ephemera) brought together as shallow relief panel work
10/3/11 - Day 5: Bali Books
Handmade Encaustic Books created by paper folding, stitching, binding techniques, covers, brought together in a completed hand-made book
10/4/11 - Day 6: Pods & Forms of Bali in Fiber
Focusing on 3D fiber construction by means of patterning, cutting, stitching, creating structural reinforcement & specialized fusing techniques
10/5/11 - Day 7: Masked
Encaustic mask making using plaster cloth & wire to create a mask that will be dipped, carved, painted & fused in traditional motifs
Evening Party: a masked affair
10/6/11 - Day 8:Field trip to Amlapura Market and Tirtaganga Water Palace
Farewell Dinner for students…
10/7/11- Flights out of Bali
Other activities included in the workshop:
- A private one-hour massage
- An evening of Traditional Balinese Dance Performance
- An afternoon hike through the rice paddies along the river.
- Free access to snorkeling equipment.
