Instructor: Paula Roland
Thursday - Friday
June 3 - 4
1pm - 3pm (EST)
2 sessions on Zoom

Paper and wax were made for each other!

We will dip heavy paper in vats of beeswax multiple times, letting it cool in between layers so that it builds up like a dipped candle. This heavy paper will become rigid with wax when dipped and will be opaque. Edges are usually beautifully irregular and the surfaces of these object-like substrates are excellent for painting, transfers, oil paint sticks, carbon based media (graphite and ink), and most encaustic painting techniques. Paula will show how this method can apply to dipping paper or small objects used for sculptural components as well! 

Paula Roland, MFA, is the recipient of an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and two installation grants/solo exhibitions from the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. She is widely exhibited with 25 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions. Public collections holding Paula’s work include Agilent Technologies, R&F Handmade Paints and the American Embassies in Uganda and South Africa. Notable figures in art, including Lowery Sims, Roberta Smith, Susan Krane, Louis Grachos, Lisa Phillips, James Surles, and Joanne Mattera, have selected Paula’s works for exhibition and award. Her works and interviews are featured in many books and magazines, including The Art of Encaustic Painting by Joanne Mattera. Her residencies and fellowships include VCCA in Virginia and France, Anderson Ranch, and Santa Fe Art Institute, working with Lynda Benglis and Elizabeth Murray.