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This 16 block paint set is perfect for those who love the holidays. Use the metallics on their own or mix with other colours to make them shimmer too. This set contains: 2 x 01S Crimson 2 x 43V Bright Red Mixer 1 x 25S Gold 1 x 28E Bronze 1 x 26S Silver 1 x 429E Pearlescent 1 x 27S Clear 2 x 16S White 1 x 06S Light Green 1 x 07S Green 1 x 08S Blue Green 1 x 45V Sap Green 1 x 15S Black    Each wax block is 11mm x 24mm x 42mm and weighs 10 to 12 grams

I had the pleasure of taking a class with Andrea Bird, of Wax Works Encaustics, a few weeks ago. This class was part of the annual CanwaxWest series that brings in outside artists to Penticton, BC. Though I teach, I am always a student first and never want to miss an opportunity to learn from the best.  "Andrea Bird has been making art and leading creative workshops for decades, the last focusing on encaustic exclusively. She is in love with this luscious, spontaneous way of painting – considering it more of a ‘dialogue between artist and painting’ than any other medium she’s...

What a treat to be invited to participate in not one but two Dia del los Muertos alters at this annual event at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. I joined up with my Rip Off pals to take on the Pablo Picasso alter and with the lovely ladies of CanwaxWest for Frida Khalo. Everyone did a spectacular job. Here is the Rip Offs' Picasso alter. On this alter I created a double sided "Picasso Heart" with encaustic and mixed media. The wings were made from fabric saturated in wax and reworked with my trusty PanPastel. Here is the darling CanwaxWest Friday...

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...

What a Rip Off! Last month I was invited to participate with the South Okanagan Rip Off Artists during their annual event. This year they were "ripping off" Edvard Munch's The Scream. They only rip off artists that have been dead for a very long time and as a fun creative exercise. The event runs for a week, each Rip Off works in a different medium, and we try to create together as much as possible.Of course I was working in encaustic and had the further restriction of only two days to work on my painting due to work. I...