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.  [...]

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 [...]

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

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