Materials List
The Moody Blues: Instant Indigo and Encaustic with Lorraine Glessner
Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 9:00 AM EST – Fri, Mar 8, 2024 4:00 PM
Lorraine Glessner
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST: Students should bring the following materials with them:
sharp scissors
materials for collage (fabric, papers, magazine images, photos, etc.)
mixed media sketchbook and drawing media of your choice
Closed toe shoes for safety
2-4 wooden painting panels or heavy mixed media paper or mixed media board. Your preference of
8x8, 10x10, 12x12 but no larger or smaller, please and nothing coated in acrylic or acrylic gesso.
Sizes don’t have to be square.
3-5 natural hair brushes in various sizes for encaustic painting. Hake brushes are recommended,
please keep brush sizes from 1”-2.5” width. One brush will be designated your medium brush, so
must be free of color if you are bringing used brushes.
1-2 watercolor brushes, 1 flat, 1 round in manageable sizes are recommended.
1 yard RTD silk habotai (8-12mm) or good quality cotton fabric
Box of small T-pins
OPTIONAL MATERIALS
any tool or material for any technique that you normally employ while working with encaustic.
basic encaustic colors will be provided, however, if you prefer certain colors, please bring them.
decorative stencils, mesh, doilies, etc-anything flat with open areas that can be used as a stencil.
smock (optional)
found objects for dipping in indigo for mark-making
Heat gun or embossing tool only if you have one