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Way back in 2012, when I first started painting with wax, I discovered the origins of wax painting goes back some 2,000 years, to ancient icons, and funeral portraits, painted by the Egyptians, [...]

Here is a round up of my journey into becoming an artist…  From a girl who was repeatedly told by society that “art was just a hobby” and consequently embarking on a life of [...]

Lots of questions have been coming up about the VIP Art Retreat Weeks I am running…  So I am doing a series of Live videos and interviews to answer them… It’s far easier to [...]

There is a lot of confusion around the word ‘Encaustic’ especially in Europe it seems, with different language interpretations of an already confusing medium. There are also different [...]

Hello there…! I just wanted to take a moment and say how blown away I was by the responses to my recent newsletter and blog. I’m not the sort to cry very much, I’m more of a stiff upper lip [...]

How do you fancy having something in the diary to really look forward to in the Autumn? Do you have somebody special, or a group of friends you’d love to get together to have a fun creative [...]

Wax and Wine anyone…?   Have you been thinking you fancy a go at this wax painting malarkey, but don’t know if it’s for you…?   Think it could be fun… BUT…..? [...]

I’ve debated sharing this, as it’s taken a lot of internal processing to get to this point.  I’ve touched on this story before, but decided I would share it in full today, because the [...]

Did you know each year there is an International Encaustic Conference held in the States?   They are in their thirteenth year, with LOADS of different encaustic tutors and courses, and classes, [...]

If you have been following me for a while, you may remember the two giant Hiro Yokose paintings I was asked to repair back in 2016…   Here’s a link to the blog if you want a refresher, I still [...]