Instruction & Workshops
Classes That Cultivate Your Unique Visual Vocabulary
Interactive workshops to learn about new materials, mediums and techniques, while exploring your own singular artistic language.
I have been teaching and facilitating art workshops in various media including encaustic, cold wax medium and collage, for over a decade. My workshops are typically very exploratory in nature, and welcome students from all levels and artistic backgrounds. I believe that everyone has a unique and distinct way of making a mark, both literally and figuratively, even if they have never explored that aspect of their creative selves.
My hope is that students will not only learn something new technique or medium wise - but leave activated with new ideas and inspiration to inform their own artistic practice.
I’m continually enlivened by the spirited energy of group and community learning. A room full of people excited by the same subject—yet bringing wildly different interpretations to it—creates the most dynamic and motivating environment for learning.
“I took this class because I love your teaching style. Thank you for your knowledge, enthusiasm, inclusiveness, and skill in communicating new techniques and editing improvements. It’s a great experience with wonderful support.” -EJ
Upcoming Workshops
My workshops are currently held at various locations in the Asheville area, including Purple Crayon in Woodfin, Community Make Space at Marshall High Studios, and Mars Landing Arts Center in Mars Hill. Find the links below for class listings, more details and to register.
Going Deeper with Cold Wax: Considering Composition
This 2 day workshop considers how to build successful and balanced compositions by leveraging the diversity of applications inherent to the medium. It is also a great check for composition building no matter what your medium!
This class is open to all levels, some familiarity with cold wax medium will be helpful, but not necessary. If you’ve played with the medium and want to level up how you use it, this workshop can help!
FRIDAY AUGUST 28th, 1- 5 pm SATURDAY AUGUST 29th, 1 - 5 pm
PURPLE CRAYON, 50 N Merrimon Ave, STE 111, Asheville
Introduction to Encaustic Medium
SATURDAY September 26th, 10 am- 5 pm w/lunch break
MARS LANDING ARTS CENTER, 47 Library Rd, Mars Hill, NC
This 1 day introductory workshop will give you an overview of the dynamic qualities of encaustic medium.
Come experiment and get hands on with encaustic to see if it is a medium you’d like to pursue - without investing in all of the materials first! See what it’s all about and leave with an 8” x 8” encaustic piece of your own.
Encaustic Collage
FRIDAY October 23 10 am- 5 pm w/lunch break. SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 1 - 5 pm
PURPLE CRAYON, 50 N Merrimon Ave, STE 111, Asheville
This 2 day workshop will focus on the dynamic collage properties of encaustic medium.
In addition to having archival qualities, encaustic acts as both an adhesive and a medium, enabling you to reposition or remove collage elements easily, as well as add depth, translucency, and unique textural elements to your work.
We will also play with image transfers adding color and marks to our panels.
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