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
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
Born and raised in the heart of farm country, Dusti Gomery (she/her) grew up surrounded by wide-open skies and rolling fields, immersed in the natural cycles of life. From an early age, she witnessed the birth, life and death of people, animals, and even places; experiences that gradually shaped her understanding of time and memory.
Daniela Godoy is a Canadian professional Ebru marbler and educator based in the United Arab Emirates, specializing in urkish Ebru techniques. Through her platform @marblingme, she shares the beauty of traditional marbling as a meditative, healing, and creative art form. A passionate advocate for cultural preservation, Daniela is deeply committed to reviving arts on the
Megan MacDonald (she/her) is a multi-disciplinarian visual artist and instructor. Drawn to natural and organic forms, the energy of hand-drawn lines, and the alchemy that occurs with the convergence of natural elements. Megan gravitated to encaustics due to its beautiful depth and luminosity, as well as, the myriad of possibilities this medium offers. Megan has
Ruth Martin Maude (she/her) is a Canadian artist, instructor, blogger, and web designer based in Toronto, Ontario. She is the founder of All Things Encaustic, a blog offering techniques and resources for the encaustic art community. Ruth’s artistic process centres on experimentation, with encaustic offering seemingly endless possibilities. Her paintings often begin with loose mark-making
