Welcome

Most of my work is encaustic, pigmented bees wax. It is actually an ancient art medium that is enjoying a "rebirth" in the art community (due to new products and tools that make working with this medium easier and safer). It is a very physical medium...the wax must be warmed to 180 degrees +/- and then worked into the image before the wax cools. After application, the freshly applied paint must be fused to the previous layer by heating (using a torch/iron/heat gun). This process is repeated until the painting is complete (my paintings average 30-50 layers). This unique medium allows for a diverse range of expression, huge 3D texture, glossy smooth surface and everything in between. Personally I am drawn to the translucency and luminosity that I have not been able to find in other mediums.

BIG news: June 2010 my new DVD, WAX Twist: advanced encaustic techniques will be available for sale!
for more information please go to:
www.waxtwist.com

Email: cari@carihernandez.com

My web site : http://www.carihernandez.com/

Please see my Workshops link for a listing of upcoming classes: http://encausticworkshopswithcari.blogspot.com/

I blog about wax, life, and general musings at: http://waxor.blogspot.com/

Exhibitions

  • 6/10 Luminous Layers: Exploring Contemporary Encaustic, invited artist; 47th Annual Art Festival Lake Oswego, OR
  • 6/10 Wax Libris II: Paul Scott Library, Monserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
  • 4/10 Waxing Lyrical: Loomis Chafee Mercy Gallery, Windsor, CT
  • 3/10 5th Annual Encaustic Invitational: Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
  • 11/09 "225F Encaustic Encounters", Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
  • 11/09 "Cross Pollination" Chicago, IL
  • 10/09 "Embeded Light" Gross Point Center for the Arts, Gross Point, MI
  • 7/09-11/09 "Waxing Philosophically": Marin Community Foundation, San Rafeal, CA
  • 6/09 Wax Libris I,Paul Scott Library Montserrat Collegeof Art, Beverly, MA
  • 5/09 "Artageous" Montserrat College of Art 2009 auction, Beverly, MA
  • 4/09 Esalen solo show: "the other side",Esalen, Big Sur, CA
  • 3/09 "Encaustic Works '09" R&F Handmade Paints @ Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
  • 6/08 "summer salon show" Conrad Wilde Gallery,Tucson,AZ
  • 6/08 "on the edge" Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
  • 4/08 "the Diptych Project: a collaboration in wax" Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, OR
  • 3/08 "third annual encaustic exhibition" Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
  • 12/07 "per square foot" Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
  • 12/07 "ahead of the buzz" the Gallery @ R&F, Kingston, NY
  • 10/07 "Woodstock Brydcliffe Biennial", Woodstock Brydcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY
  • 9/07 "Renewal" Marin Museum of Conteporary Art, Novato, CA
  • 7/07 "Nine, Textures" Venus Rising Galley/ Butte Silver Bow Arts Foundation, Butte, MT
  • 4/07 "off the Grid:New Directions in Wax" Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
  • 4/07 "Nine, textures" Contemporary Arts, Las Vegas, NV
  • 2/07 "Owning Pink" Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
  • 12/06 "Holiday Lites" Laury Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
  • 10/06 "Wax Works", O'Hanlon Center, Mill Valley, CA
  • 9/06 "Hot Wax" Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
  • 5/06 "Encaustic Artists in Marin" Two Bird, San Geronimo, CA
  • 4/06 "Falkirk 2006 Annual Juried Exhibition" San Rafael, CA
  • 3/06 "First Annual Encaustic Invitational" Conrad Wild Gallery, Tucson, AZ
  • 1/06 "Hot Wax" Studio gallery, SF, CA

Teaching Encaustic Altered Books workshop: Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

Teaching Encaustic Altered Books workshop: Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
reviewing student work- so FUN!

Teaching a week-long encaustic workshop: April 25-May1 2009

Teaching a week-long encaustic workshop: April 25-May1 2009
in the Art Barn, Esalen, Big Sur, CA

Masking demonstration

Masking demonstration
@ Esalen

Presenting @ 3rd Annual Encaustic Painting Conference: June 5-7 2009

Presenting @ 3rd Annual Encaustic Painting Conference: June 5-7 2009
Montserrat College of Art, MA

Teaching @ Kala Arts, Berkeley, CA: June 13-14 2009

Teaching @ Kala Arts, Berkeley, CA: June 13-14 2009
Intermediate Encasutic workshop lecture

Reviewing student work

Reviewing student work
teaching an Intermediate Encaustic workshop @ Kala Arts, Berkeley, CA 4/2010

Intermediate Encaustic Workshop: Kala Arts

Intermediate Encaustic Workshop: Kala Arts
a student working on color swatches
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