Cheryl Gail Toh contemporary artist: GET WAXY

Spring 2013

dates coming soon! (Friday - Sunday)
located at Bauer Building in the Crossroads district
115 W. 18th St.

KCMO

Discover the infinite applications of this ancient art form for painting with pigmented wax. This intensive workshop offers a comprehensive approach for working both traditionally and experimentally with encaustic.

Become proficient with the key elements of the medium; paint application, manipulation and fusing methods.
Work with a variety of techniques including layering, scraffito, scraping, texturing, stencils, pouring, dipping, collage, incorporating mixed media and found objects to define your unique style.
Work on various substrates (paper, board, fabric, etc) as you become adept in working with this versatile medium.
Encaustic formulas, color mixing, supports and grounds, studio safety and the use of various tools will also be covered.

Personalized instruction, encaustic tools and equipment are included in the workshop fees.

$375

This workshop is an excellent opportunity to discover new techniques and applications with wax. Artists working in most any medium (drawing, painting, mixed media, fiber, clay, sculpture, etc) benefit from the exploratory, hands-on nature of this workshop. Beginning participants as well as those who have experience working in the medium, gain skills and techniques from the personalized instruction.

what students are saying

What a great workshop!
Your workshop was the first total immersion art workshop that I had taken and I loved it! The first day of demonstrations, I thought that I had gotten my money's worth but each day kept getting better. It surprised me that we all could keep working all of those hours but it was so much fun that I didn't want to stop.
Dona H (Denver, CO)

Thank you, Thank you!
I just wanted to thank you again for a wonderful workshop. It was really a great time packed with lots of information and great people to share it with!
Lisa O (Kansas CIty, MO)

Your workshop... will continue to be a pivotal experience for me. The proper superlatives escape me now. You have a rare gift for not only teaching, but for sharing. You hold nothing back about your art.
I am in awe about the supplies, equipment, and techniques you shared with us. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!!!!!!  
Karie G. (Leawood, KS)

Your encaustic class was excellent! I'm so glad I decided to take it. My head is still reeling with all the great ideas to try! Just need a few more things to get started at home...
Barb M. (Kansas CIty, MO)

about my work

I draw inspiration from various sources - nature and organic forms converge with concepts of community, communication and connectivity. In my work, I address these elements by a reliance on intuitive and deliberate mark making combined with additive methods of construction.

Subtle gradations of graphite and colored pencil evidence the development of form while serving as markers of time in my drawings. My paintings echo these qualities while creating subtle dialogues within the layered compositions.

Within this work, consideration is given to line and form through the use of repetition. This emphasis actuates the communal relationships hinted at by the “dialogues” within the layered compositions of my paintings and the “time markers” of my drawings.

Cheryl Gail Toh contemporary artist

GET WAXY

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