My Artist Story
When I was a kid, I had this weird notion that artists were above everyone else, perched up high on pedestals. I was totally starstruck by my high school art teachers, they were like celebrities with paintbrushes! I had low self-esteem so it never occurred to me that I could go to art school and aspire to be an artist myself.
My mum, bless her creative heart, was always making—quilting, sewing, needlework, and more—she would never have claimed the title of “artist” for herself either. Still, creativity ran through our family veins.
In 2005, I took an encaustic workshop and a spark ignited in me—a part of myself that had been dormant since those high school art classes burst back to life. It was as if I finally found my true self, the artist I was always meant to be.
I’m living my best life…
I am an artist, blogger, online instructor, and web designer.
- I paint from my home encaustic studio in Toronto.
- I’m the founder of the popular All Things Encaustic blog.
- I teach encaustic workshops online.
- I design websites for artists, galleries and art businesses.
I get to let my creativity shine in everything I do!
About my art
Encaustic is a wonderfully versatile medium. I love the natural beauty of beeswax and the wide range of techniques that work with it. I’m drawn to the way encaustic painting engages my senses—the way that it looks, smells and feels.
I’m currently working on a series of expressive layered landscape paintings. They all start with an underpainting of playful creativity. I’m exploring the way I see landscape through abstract shapes, lines, textures and colours. These works convey a sense of place while straddling the line between realism and abstraction.
To learn more about encaustic painting, I invite you to visit my blog—allthingsencaustic.com
