Encaustic Monotypes: The Basics to Creative Innovations

Students will learn about heat sources, encaustic wax, transparency, tools, papers and water base materials that can be used in tandem with the monotype.  Techniques of mark making, layering, texturing, and stencil creation will be demonstrated and discussed in videos and live talk. The final session will include ideas on presentation of the finished work both two and three dimensionally. Each session will have a suggested exercise, followed by a Q and A of the resulting works made between classes. This is an opportunity to fully engage this process, learn the possibilities, and find your creative voice in this exciting medium. All levels of artists are welcome to join.
Dorothy Cochran is an accomplished printmaker, who pushes the boundaries of how to create works on paper. With long time experience as an artist, educator and curator, she has developed innovative ways to work and layer substrates, creating prints of luminous quality. She is best known for her expertise and broad command of multiple print methods. Her works are represented in collections such as The Zimmerli Art Museum, The New York Public Library, Memorial Sloan Kettering, The Museum of Modern Art Library to name a few. She has won many honors and awards for her work. In 2017 two print curators from The Metropolitan Museum of Art included six of her works in two separate International Print Exhibitions, in one she was given first prize out of 632 entries. She is a featured presenter at the International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, MA and conducts workshops throughout the country and tri-state area including California and Maui. Locally she teaches at The Montclair Art Museum and Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC. Dorothy has an MFA from Columbia University.