Photographic and Encaustic Processes Workshop
Photographic and Encaustic Processes Workshop
Academic Year:
2013 - 2014 (June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014)
Funding Requested:
$500.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
I propose to attend a four day workshop at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, in Woodstock, NY, from June 21 through June 24, 2014. The workshop is Photographic & Encaustic Processes. I teach Digital Photography at the Stamps School of Art, and I am always seeking to expand the methods and processes that are used in manipulating digital negatives. My teaching in the Stamps School is centered on the use of tools, materials, and processes. I have incorporated alternative processes in ARTDES 121 and ARTDES 300 courses I have taught, and in the ARTDES 173 courses I currently teach. What I learn in this workshop, I will directly transfer to students as I work one-on-one and in groups with students seeking solutions to the design and composition problems they encounter in my assignments. Encaustic is a wax-based process that allows the artist to enhance the dimensionality of an image, giving the illusion of three dimensions, the illusion of space, adding translucent layers, adding to the body and substance of the image. This is an interdisciplinary workshop that will afford me the opportunity to create new work and experiment with alternative processes. The workshop also covers archival processes, methods of presentation, and basic safety. All of this will directly impact my current classes, as I am continuously revising my course to bring additional methods for students to attempt. This increases their vocabulary in terms of the visual language they use to communicate in creatively solving art and design problems.