Platteville WRAP Show

The 2018 Platteville WRAP exhibit was held from October 1 through November 10 at the wonderful new Platteville Public Library, which opened it's doors just a year and a half ago in late June of 2017.

The show judge and workshop presenter were both Art Lecturers from UW-Platteville - ceramic artist Scott Steder served as the show judge and Daniel O'Brien led the workshop on the last day of the exhibit.

My piece, "Drawing Class Redux", received a State Award so will be eligible for entry into the September 2019 State Exhibit in Madison. It is a 9 X 12 mixed media collage on a cradled panel utilizing what I call "faux encaustic," a  technique employing many layers of collage materials, acrylic paint and matte medium to mimic the translucent look of encaustic. The foreground still-life image is a drawing from one of my (very old!) college sketch books. I photocopied the image, collaged it onto the background and used water soluble inks to enhance the lights and darks for added contrast.

During the morning workshop, we got to experiment with mark making using pens and inks. Daniel O'Brien brought in inks, a wide variety of brushes and many different papers. Encouraged by Dan, we all enjoyed just playing with the materials. I may not have created any great art but I sure did go home with lots of great collage fodder!

I also entered "Cuppa Joe," a small faux encaustic piece.

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