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Encaustic Shellac Burn Workshop February 19th – 11am – 2:30pmAmidon Art Studio492 Arleta AveSan Jose, CA 95128 Create beautiful crackle and filigree effects in your encaustic paintings using the shellac burn technique. You will learn how to use dry pigments and shellac to create a variety of organic finishes. Safety, materials and technique will be covered in the workshop. You will have time to create a beautiful finished piece of artwork to take home. Workshop includes resource list, instructional handouts and product samples. Class size is limited, age 13 and up. This workshop is for students who already have some encaustic experience. I will not be going over encaustic basics. If you would like to take this workshop and do not have experience with encaustic I recommend you taking my Intro to Encaustic workshop on Jan 28th or scheduling a private workshop with me before this one. About the Instructor: Shannon Amidon is an award winning artist from San Jose, CA. She creates mixed mediaartwork primarily concentrating on the ancient medium of encaustic painting. She incorporates natural, upcycled and repurposed materials into her artwork, breathing new life into objects that would otherwise be destined for a landfill. Using environmentally safe and sustainable practices is very important to her. In addition to upcycling discarded objects and materials she also makes her own paints using natural earth pigments and binders. Shannon’s artwork has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions worldwide. In 2015 she received the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award. In 2011 she was named the SV Creates Artist Laureate, receiving a Fellowship Grant. She was also the recipient of an Eco Art Grant and studio make-over from the Art Inspector part of the Zero One Art and Technology Network. Shannon has been an artist in residence at The Ayatana Artistic Research Program in Quebec Canada, TechShop San Jose, Herhusid House Artist Residency in Iceland as well as the David and Julia White Artist Colony in Costa Rica. In 2016, 2015 and 2013 she was chosen to create a large, 400lb, 5ft x 6ft public art heart for San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. She is active in her local arts community contributing her time, knowledge and art whenever possible. She is also involved in arts education outreach for teens and young artist mentoring.
Date
February 19, 2017
Location
Shannon Amidon Artist Studio
492 Arleta Ave.
San Jose, California, United States
95128
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