Waterworlds: Encaustic Monoprint + Mixed Media
Dive into a world of color, texture, and imagination as you explore encaustic monoprinting and mixed media techniques inspired by the mysteries of the sea.
We'll begin by creating abstract underwater landscapes on a heated glass palette using encaustic medium and delicate Japanese calligraphy paper. Once your monoprints are complete, you'll enhance them with water-soluble media, adding details, depth, and unexpected discoveries.
In this workshop, you'll learn:
Encaustic monoprint techniques
How to successfully combine wax and water-based media
Ways to build layers, texture, and visual interest
How to train your eye to recognize shapes and imagery through pareidolia—the tendency to see familiar forms in abstract patterns
No two pieces will be alike. As your underwater worlds emerge, you'll discover fish, coral, sea creatures, and imaginative forms hidden within the layers.
You'll leave with a collection of vibrant mixed media artworks, fresh creative inspiration, and new techniques to incorporate into your own artistic practice.
Whether you're new to encaustic monoprinting or looking to expand your mixed media skills, come ready to experiment, play, and be surprised by what surfaces.
About the Instructor: Sharon Gottula is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the fragile intersections between memory, nature, and time. A graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA in Fine Art and an emphasis in photography, Gottula spent decades as a successful commercial, editorial, and portrait photographer in Los Angeles before relocating to the Pacific Northwest to pursue her fine art practice. Her artistic journey took a transformative turn in 2010 after a single encounter with an encaustic painting. The medium—ancient, tactile, and infused with beeswax—offered a powerful new language. As a Leo with a fire-sign-heavy chart, painting with a blowtorch felt less like a technique and more like destiny.
$75 workshop fee
18+ only please
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Gallery B612
Founded in mid 2020, Gallery B612 aspires to be a gathering place for artists, dancers, fashion designers and creatives from all walks of life. To this date, the gallery has featured a Solo Exhibition from founder, director and curator, MiYoung Margolis; served as a gathering place and rehearsal space for MMDC and Dare to Dance; and featured over thirty solo shows and juried exhibitions of work by local and international artists. At Gallery B612 we believe it's important to provide space for artists to share their voice in a space where others can view and discuss the pieces as well as mingle with others in our community. In our modern American world, there are less and less public spaces for people to spend their free time. Here, we will hope to provide safety and connection for the Seattle community. With locations in Pioneer Square and SODO, Gallery B612 activates both historic and industrial spaces through exhibitions, performances, and experimental programming. We are committed to supporting artists in developing and presenting work that engages audiences, expands context, and contributes to a dynamic, globally connected cultural landscape.