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Red Point Gallery the creative hub of Port Kembla.

2/3/2018

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Red Point Artists Association is a little hub of creativity in the industrial area of Port Kembla.
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 A small garden courtyard is surrounded by an enclave of working artist studios, the RPAA gallery, a little coffee shop and "workshop 10" where we held our encaustic workshop
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Day ones agenda was creating smooth surfaces,and included image transfers, working with charcoal, graphite, pan pastels and carbon paper.​ They all took to it like ducks to water creating some stunning pieces.

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​Day two was, texture. dry brushing, stencils, masking, line and edge, gold leaf and my new favourite graphite powder. We also worked on creating landscapes with colour, and employing some of the previously learnt techniques. The tables were full of exciting shapes, forms, and colours. It was such a visual delight.

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Some students chose to concentrate on pattern and texture, whilst others delved into imagined landscapes. Lunchtime came and went with many of the students choosing to continue working through lunch, Encaustic is a bit like that once you discover its seduction you are hooked.

We ended our second day with a fabulous session of show and tell with our new found friends and fellow encaustic enthusiasts in the leafy garden courtyard.
Everyone agreed it had been a fabulous weekend and wanted more and we loved it so much too.
There’s just something special about Port Kembla and Red point Gallery that sparks creativity. We loved it and we can’t wait to return.
More photos are on our Gallery page Here
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Cows, Sheep, Scissors, Paper & Wax

24/2/2018

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​The last week in February, we parked our caravan at Mowbray Park just outside of Picton, Mowbray Park is now a holiday Farm stay and working Farm, but It also has a fascinating history.
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​After World War One, the Red Cross used the property for treating “shell-shocked soldiers” and in the 30s and 40s it was used by Dr Barnardo’s to teach repatriated English orphans farming skills, ​ 
During World War II  Opium Poppies  were grown on five acres of the land, to supply morphine for our overseas troops. Blair and the team at Mowbray Park were so friendly and ensured our stay was so comfortable. we highly recommend this place for a day trip or longer adventure. One of the joys of our nomadic lifestyle is seeing new places , exploring the amazing  history of Australia and meeting new and interesting people. We never know what we will discover next.
For our "Scissors, Paper, Wax" workshop with Wollondilly Art Group, fourteen eager students discovered how to combine Encaustic with plaster and paper.
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On the Saturday we made plaster bandage books.
Then we explored using encaustic techniques on plaster. Students also learnt how to collage with paper on the hotplate, layering and, adding different thicknesses of paper together,
​After a yummy morning tea prepared by Pam we then explored how to create monoprints on the hotplate using masks, stencils and silicone tools. Students also played with the wax stylus pens. At the end of the day we had great fun making rusty and bleached papers.
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On Sunday day 2, Working with plaster was the order of the day. The pages we created yesterday now began to emerge as the base for image transfers, gold leaf, rub on foils, charcoal, pan pastel, and our rusted and bleached papers. Everyone’s work was so individual. So many amazing works 
You can see some more Photos HERE
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Being Creative at TinKat Ally

6/2/2018

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Artist Kate Belton's Tinkat Alley Art Studio at Fassifern was the perfect setting for our first Encaustic techniques workshop for 2018.
Nine eager students filled the pace with their creative vibe and made some great work. Kate's  colourful studio really helped us get into the mood to get our wax on!
Lovely people, yummy cakes, perfectly cool weather all helped the creative juices to flow. You can see some more Photos HERE

 If you missed out on this workshop then why not come to our next one
checkout our workshops page to find a workshop near you, or contact Mo to see if we can run one in your town :-)
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Murwillumbah Phototastic workshop

31/1/2018

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​We had a great weekend learning how to use encaustic with photography. Jo's studio was the perfect setting on a warmish Saturday as we all met and got creative with our photographs and encaustic wax. The group created some amazing pieces working with collage,texture,encaustic pours, image transfers, gold leaf, dips, brushing and layering with glazes. As you can see the results of the workshop were awesome ​
More photos are on our Gallery page 
Here Video to follow soon :-)

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