Shary Bartlett (she/her) is a Canadian artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. She teaches art workshops globally and nationally and has been a long-time fine arts instructor at Capilano University, Langara College and Red Deer College. Shary teaches online in the international Painting with Fire encaustic Masterclass, featuring 26 of the world’s top encaustic instructors.
Robyn (she/her) is a mixed-media encaustic artist with a background in fine arts, design and psychology. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Guelph and a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art. After a 20-year career as a graphic designer and user experience consultant she is now a full-time artist. She
France Benoit (she/her) is an accomplished encaustic mixed media painter based in Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Her work is distinguished by a unique approach to encaustic art, where she explores the beauty of imperfection through the influence of the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. By blending textures, colours, and forms, France creates compositions that evoke deep emotional
Karen Brown (she/her) is an encaustic artist whose work is motivated by a deep connection with nature, which serves as a source of renewal, energy, and peace. Nature provides her with limitless inspiration, leading to both realistic and abstract expressions. She primarily works with encaustic, an ancient beeswax-based paint that is applied and heated to
Kari Bronaugh (she/her) established Bochord Bookbinding in 2018 and commenced full-time dedication to accruing 10,000 hours of bench time to master the art of hand bookbinding. Her training was directed towards bookbinding techniques predating industrialization, with a particular fascination for historic structures that have endured through time. The joy derived from connecting with an ancient
Exhibiting since 1981, Karen’s (she/her) work has won numerous exhibition awards and project grants from a wide variety of organizations including: Urban Coast Institute, International Encaustic Artists, and Monmouth University. Artist-in-residency appointments include: Weir Farm National Historic Site, Petrified Forest National Park, and Hot Springs National Park. Karen holds the title of Professor Emeritus, having
Cat Crotchett (she/her) is a painter, teacher, and explorer of materials, patterns, and possibilities. For over 36 years, she has been transforming traditional techniques into innovative, abstract works that push the boundaries of wax, paint, and surface. Her artistic curiosity spans continents: from solo exhibitions in Chicago and Baltimore to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Cat’s work reflects
Beyond her role as the resident Fine Paper Specialist at The Japanese Paper Place, Sigrid is an artist, bookbinder, dyer, maker, instructor, canoeist, and camper. Combining the practical knowledge of hands-on experience with the many years of professional experience consulting with artists, Sigrid has a special understanding of the specific characteristics and uses of washi
Wanda Fitzgerald is a multidisciplinary artist based in Owen Sound, Ontario, whose work spans painting, mixed media, installation, theatre, and writing. With more than 30 years of experience across the arts, her practice explores narrative, memory, and sensory experience, often blending visual storytelling with sound and text. Wanda studied fine arts at Georgian College in
Alison Fullerton is a contemporary artist specializing in painting with encaustic wax. Fullerton’s work has been widely exhibited at galleries and museums in the US and Europe. Her work is in public collections at Vanderbilt University, Texas Women’s University, and the National Museum of the US Air Force. Her work has been featured in publications
