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Gina Louthian-Stanley is a multi-media artist, writer, and workshop instructor living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Discovering printmaking, Louthian-Stanley created her thesis works in monotype and has primarily been a monotype printmaker since the late 70’S. While many areas of art and types of media interest Gina, she began her ‘wax’ journey in 2006. She masters the versatility, permanence, and textures of wax, both hot (encaustic), and cold wax (medium), which allows for the deep layers found in her work. She also utilizes these mediums for printmaking, a build-up of layers creating luminous color and textures enhance her ethereal works. Each work usually begins without a preconceived image. Stanley’s works represent the physical and emotional sensations, which carry the viewer into an intimate visual narrative, typically relating to the nature around her. When Gina is not in the Encaustic studio, she creates patterned and colorful collages, most often adding mixed media to enhance the pieces she creates. Collage is her ‘second love.’ In her collage, mixed media works, she works intuitively to create her imagery. Often times, the piece begins with a concept or idea, then it grows into a final stage by intuitively ‘listening’ to the piece.
Louthian-Stanley pursued an interest in continuing her creative endeavors and earned her B.A. Degree from Hollins University and followed by a Master’s Degree from Radford University. She has received many artistic honors and awards, and she has been recognized for her accomplishments by having works in several books and publications.
