News — Encaustic Painting

Exploring Encaustic: Collage with the Iron Please join me for this fun workshop where you will learn the basics of working with the encaustic iron while painting on different papers and learning how to collage using the iron. We will cover safety, set up, and will work with different papers to expand the creative exploration and create lovely collages. All supplies are included and there is ample time for creative exploration.Where: Leir House Penticton, 220 Manor Park Avenue, Penticton - downstairs art roomWhen: Saturday, April 18th, 11am to 3:30pmCost: $73.50 (includes all supplies, equipment rental + GST) Please bring a...

Hi everyone!   Thank you all for being so patient while we wait for the supplies to come back in stock. When the irons arrive there will be a very small amount available as the 1st batch was almost sold out through the presale. Contact us asap if you would like us to put one on hold for you.  The 2nd batch is arriving in mid April and again these are almost already sold through as well.  Fingers crossed everything will be back to normal by the 3rd batch so far as availability is concerned. All waxes, papers, etc will...

Please find a selection of our A4 & A3 colored card stock, stamps, and sponges on sale for a limited time. No coupon code needed. Sale ends on March 1, 2015    

My lovely friend & mentor Linda Robertson's new ebook "Embracing Encaustic" is now available online and I am in it!!!So excited and grateful. It is amazing company to be keeping.This new edition is in two parts. I am in part one. Part two will be coming out in a few months. Both are awesome and chock full of information, techniques and artist spotlights. Linda's teaching style is easily accessible and very friendly.Thank you for including me Linda Robertson <3 http://www.amazon.ca/Embracing-Encaustic-Learning-Paint-Beeswax-ebook/dp/B00T6OPFMY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423267960&sr=8-2&keywords=Embracing+Encaustic UPDATE: In my excitement yesterday about Linda Robertson Arts launching her book and me being in it, I forgot to...

***SPECIAL NOTICE***            As our parent company is currently in the process of changing manufacturers for the painting iron, all production on the current line has stopped. This means that there will be a gap in stock shipment for the painting iron & the Get Started Kits. The new stock for the iron & Get Started Kits will not be ready for shipping until mid to late February 2015. All orders for the encaustic painting iron or Get Started Kit placed between this date and January 31, 2015 will receive a free Large Art Set at no extra cost to...