3 Days | Friday, September 13- Sunday September 15th 10:30am -4pm

Explore your creative depths during a three-day workshop in my Portland, Oregon garden studio, I will be joined by guest instructor Bridget Benton from Asheville, NC, author of The Creative Conversation: ArtMaking as Playful Prayer. This special workshop delves into discovering your unique artistic voice by drawing inspiration from nature and integrating personal narratives. Activities include writing prompts, organic mark-making, and plant printing, with a focus on how to incorporate these techniques into encaustic art. Under the guidance of TWO passionate and experienced instructors, you'll develop a nature inspired 'creative language' to craft artwork with personal significance AND have a ton of fun!

After our immersive art residency in Ireland, where creativity thrived, we've unearthed exciting collaborative techniques. Now, we're thrilled to extend this unique approach to you in our upcoming workshop. Join us as we unveil the fruits of our creative partnership and invite you to explore these dynamic methods and materials alongside us.

With a special thanks to the Regional Arts and Culture Council for the Arts3C - Creation, Cultivation & Community Grant that helped support this residency and cultural and community experience. And to R&F handmade paints for the materials support.

3 days | Friday, July 26-Sunday, 28 2024 | 10:30am -4pm

Encaustic painting has beautifully unique properties that sing in larger formats. There are particular issues specific to encaustic that require specific consideration and planning to achieve the full impact with less frustration, cost and pain. I have solved and refined many of my approaches after years of painting in a full range of sizes, subjects and scale (including a 7ft x 7ft piece!)

This workshop is designed for those already comfortable working with encaustic paint who want to elevate their skill level and expand in size. We will be covering the many issues inherent to scaling up and tackle the complications of working large. This workshop will dive deep and will walk you through the multitude of challenges with scaling up to ‘large’ works.

$75 per hour-private

*studio/materials set up consultation

*professional development/mentoring

*project planning

Minimum 2 hour booking for painting sessions

I offer professional direction around home studio set-ups, equipment and material sourcing as well as support in accessing professional art opportunities &/or developing a professional body of work.

I work with both beginners and professional artists as they approach technical aspects of painting in order to realize a specific vision. (IE: photographers and other style painters wanting to incorporate encaustic into their practice or specific project)

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Making art is also a deep and personal experience that can reflect truths and troubles we may not always have words or understanding around. Learning how to reflect and respond to personal symbology and create a personal narrative can be a powerful healing tool in self-care and self-discovery as we move through current difficult experiences or process old ones.

In a safe and supportive environment you can dive deeper and learn to articulate your personal journey through the power of art. We will work together to develop your unique vocabulary in this emotionally expressive process. This can be invaluable in conjunction with working with a professional therapist.