News — Cathy Nichols

I am a huge Cathy Nichols fan and was so excited to read her new book Storytelling Art Studio. It is delicious and I highly recommend it for your library. Prefect for those new to art making all the way to seasoned professionals who are looking for fresh insight. http://www.cathynichols.com/  #storytellingartstudio

Exciting News! I am excited to share some news with you about two of my favourite artists who work with encaustic: Michelle Belto & Cathy Nichols!Michelle will be teaching an online class "Nature Paper Beeswax Bundles" at the Artful Gathering Retreats. Michelle is a delightful instructor and we were very lucky to have her come and teach her paper making and encaustic class to the members of CanwaxWest in Penticton several years back. Be sure and check out her website too to see her sculptural work.www.artfulgatheringevents.commichellebelto.comCathy Nichols has been hard at work on her new book "Storytelling Art Studio". Some...

Cathy Nichols, StencilGirl & I ❤ Pastels Wow! I had a big secret to keep over the last few months but now the secret is out! Cathy's beautiful new Boho stencils for the StencilGirl StencilClub!It was so much fun painting with Cathy back in June while she was making her demo video. You can see her in action below. StencilGirl products are so easy to use with encaustic. They are heat resistant, versatile to use, and so easy to clean.We used a combination of Encaustic Art I ♥ Pastels set and a variety of colors from Enkaustikos. It was a great afternoon of...

Asheville, NC I was tickled pink to meet and have a studio visit with the lovely Cathy Nichols in the gorgeous mountain town of Asheville, NC. Cathy is an encaustic and mixed media artist who lives a colorful and creative life with her musician partner Jay and children. They were both so welcoming to me, my mom Maggie and family friend Monica when we came for our visit. Cathy creates beautiful whimsical paintings in delicious colours and regularly shows her work across the United States. Though we were playing with encaustic during our visit, she is an accomplished mixed media...