We would love to see you buzz by the hive in the beautiful Alton Mill this Saturday, Sept. 29th from 2-5pm.  www.altonmill.ca   There will be a chance to try it out, make a small piece to take home/leave in the hive, and also to check out the new work on display by Andrea Bird and [...]

 Just home and letting all the learning sink in from the 6th Annual Encaustic Conference!  Organized by Joanne Mattera and Cherie Mittenthal, I offered a demonstration with Lynette Haggard (me on the iron/heat gun, Lynette on the blow torch… what a team!) and a post-con workshop at Castle Hill/Truro Center for the Arts.  The group [...]

Packing this week for the 6th Annual Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, Mass…. organized by Joanne Mattera and Cherie Mittenthal!  It’s such a great place to learn more about this beautiful medium that so many of us are falling in love with.  I’m teaching a workshop this year on the iron and heat gun with Lynette [...]

     We are part of a six person show at the Gibson Centre in Alliston, ON – starting February 14th and going until March 28, 2012.  Opening reception is Sunday, Feb. 19th from 2 – 5pm. www.gibsoncentre.com or call 705-435-2828  – 63 Tupper St., Alliston ON This historic, restored building will host this diverse show with [...]

Visit ‘the hive’ in the Alton Mill to see this encaustic exhibit – six artists taking part in the Winter Solstice Show! November 26 – Dec. 18/11.

Coming up this weekend: Cuisine Art at the Alton Mill (www.altonmill.ca) July 16 and 17th… Saturday and Sunday!  Both days from 10am til 5pm… lots of events connected with great food and beautiful artwork in a huge variety of mediums.  I’ll be giving demonstrations with encaustic both days at noon, 2 and 3 pm- Give [...]

 It is so great teaching at the hive in Alton, that we’ve extended our lease until the end of the year… so now the new schedule is up and there are some new classes!  Check out Encaustic 4 and 5! To check out the Alton Mill: www.altonmill.ca – adult and child half-day workshop – half-day introduction [...]

 Home again home again but there is part of me that is still riding my bike through the dunes, wandering the halls of the Hotel Fair (great work!), and taking in so much learning over the three days that the Conference was on.   This is the 5th Annual Conference organized by Joanne Mattera, this year [...]

 Home from the 5th Annual Encaustic Conference and ready to talk about it on the radio tomorrow in an interview!  www.toginet.com and click on ‘listen live’ to find out about encaustic painting, the wonderful contemporary artists that use this luscious medium and how much I love it… interview takes place on Wed. June 8th at [...]

Join us this weekend, and next (April 30, May 1st, 7th and 8th @ the Alton Mill (www.altonmill.ca) for Spring Awakenings, their yearly celebration of this time of year… there will be hands-on ‘Give it a Whirl!’s  in the hive (studio 201)… with me at 11am, noon, 1pm and 3 pm each day.  I will give [...]

Spring has delayed coming with this recent snow storm… but there is lots of new growth at the hive in Alton, ON!  Workshops that have never existed before are available for all levels of experience.  I’m so excited to be offering Encaustic 3 and 4 now… with many advanced techniques.  There is still room in the [...]

This historic, very popular hang out in Guelph is a great place to eat, visit with friends, have a drink, dance, and check out some of my encaustic work… on view are my dancing pieces, as well as work from the nest and grid series.  Show on until May 29, 2011. Opening Reception/Meet the artist:  [...]

Here is a detail of one of our new ‘composite  series’: contemplation… we did this series in collaboration, ”we” would be Daniel Beirne and  Andrea Bird.  Hours:  Open every weekend from 11am til 5pm until the end of Feb. (excluding Feb. 20/11)  or by appointment: 519-323-3437 or 519-323-7611 (cell).  Image of wall: the four new pieces [...]

  We’ve had many requests for gift certificates, and are happy to see people using them as a wonderful gift for someone in their life who would like to take a workshop, buy art, and/or some of Waxworks Encaustic supplies.  Call us at 519-323-3437 or 323-7611 to find out how to purchase one.   No minimum amount.

  On Thanksgiving weekend, the second workshop took place at the hive, and it was another wonderful day of exploration.  We have so much to be thankful for: the community of artists at the Mill, the beautiful surroundings and river rushing by, the colours of the trees this year, and our warm, vibrant new teaching [...]

Here is the group wall: Waxing Poetic at the Whole Ball of Wax!  Each of the 12 artists chose a line of poetry, song lyric or prose to base their encaustic piece on… the result is stunning!  Beside each piece is the written inspiration… this show surpasses our wildest dreams in terms of the variety [...]

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 [...]