Join us for an exciting opening party today… encaustic demonstrations will be happening all afternoon! Artists taking part: pieter bakker, daniel beirne, andrea bird, lisa-beth glassman, supria karmakar, jane longman, tanya kirouac, michelle salter, gerogina rodrigues, andrew csafordi, maura joy lustig, tania wycherley!  Where: Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts: 984 Queen St. West in [...]

Join us at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts for this fabulous encaustic experience! There are twelve diverse encaustic artists, from emerging to established… each of us using the wax in a variety of ways.  There will be encaustic demonstrations at the opening, and on both weekends, during gallery hours.  Location: 984 Queen St. West, near Ossington, in Toronto.  [...]

We are so happy to be moving into our new teaching and showing studio in Alton… things are starting to take shape, and the workshops are filling up!  There is still some room in the advanced workshop on Sept. 19/10, and in October and Nov. as well.  Join us for the opening celebration on Sept. [...]

Here is a detail of a new piece, entitled “are you calling me bird?”, which is a line from the Ting Ting’s song “That’s not my name”.   It was the song that played while I danced on this painting.   This is part of a new series for me, one that involves dancing on the natural, honey [...]

Wow… what a great group of students last weekend in Stratford.  The energy, enthusiasm, and depth of talent blew me away!  Thanks to all of you for making the weekend so special.  It was warm with the blow torches going (you know who you are…. wendy!) heat guns, griddles, but it didn’t stop us from [...]

I am so excited to be accepted into this event… artists using every medium imaginable gather in this multi-disciplinary arts exhibition and sale. The free event will take place on Saturday, July 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a vibrant, festival atmosphere in downtown Guelph.Occupying all of Wyndham Street (north of Cork), Quebec Street and St. George’s [...]

Speakeasy at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen West, Toronto)  29 artists!  7pm – 11pm SpeakEasy is a monthly gathering of Toronto’s creative community. It’s an opportunity to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the pulse of Toronto’s creative professionals. SpeakEasy has an open door policy: students, creative pros, curious onlookers, everyone is welcome. [...]

‘Hold Loosely’ is a theme that found it’s way into a number of my encaustic pieces.  A big part of my journey with encaustic painting has been about letting go of attachment to any particular outcome.  I’m now doing another piece about this, as I prepare for a 12 person encaustic show in Toronto (Sept. 2010) called [...]

Workshops have been scheduled for the fall… in our new space ‘the hive’!  In Alton, just 10 min. south of Orangeville, less than an hour from Toronto. (www.altonmill.ca)  This is such an exciting move for us, as Dan and I set up the Encaustic School we’ve been dreaming of for so long. The full schedule [...]

On July 17, a Thursday night… we will hear Michael Mucci playing his wonderful guitar compositions… at Ed’s Video (40 Baker St.) 9 p.m.  $5. I had the privledge of painting the CD cover for his LP (seen pictured: Moon Reflection)!  It will be a fun celebration – so drop by and listen to some [...]

In this video Andrea Bird discusses encaustic safety including ventilation, griddle temperature, use of solvents and oil paints.

In this video Andrea discusses themes and techniques used in her painting Where She’s Been and talks about her own encaustic journey over the past nine years.

In this video encaustic artist Andrea Bird demonstrates for workshop participants how to use these three tools: the blow torch, the heat gun and the iron.

The Fourth Annual Conference of Encaustic Painting will take place Friday-Sunday, June 11 to 13, with three days of post-conference workshops, June 14, 15 and 16. Be sure to look for Waxworks Encaustic Supplies again this year.

Andrea Bird presented to workshop participants at the 3rd Annual Encaustic Conference – Montserrat School of Art, 2009. Andrea demonstrated techniques that appeal to collage and abstract encaustic artist.

Five-day workshop at Wellington County Museum &  The Southampton School of Art: FULL See workshops coming up this autumn at The Alton Mill – starting September 18/10!

Cwen Twenty Ten – Group Show with 20 Women Artists in Guelph, ON Barber Gallery, 167 Suffolk St. West, Guelph, ON from Feb. 13 – April 12/10* *Note: end date was March 9th, now extended* Opening Reception: Sat. Feb. 13/10 from 2 – 4 p.m Please drop by… it would be great to see you [...]

Andrea Bird’s work can currently be seen at these galleries:

Venus Gallery, Aurora ON
Meta4 Gallery, Port Perry, ON