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