18th International Encaustic Conference

When do you embed actual objects – such as string, shells, glass, flowers, or a random shoe - into your encaustic paintings? When do you represent, abstract, or suggest images through mark making? Who has practiced these techniques over time? Do you pour wax to create a welcoming surface, or adhere them while painting? Together, we will explore these and other questions, issues, concerns, and fun in our practice.

This approach is deeply connected to a daily practice and the expansion of your thought processes. It caters to individuals from all genres and disciplines who are eager to explore techniques that will enhance their studio practice. We will explore a variety of options and unveil a new realm of possibilities for merging the analog and digital worlds.

Why and how to combine fresco and encaustic.

New to the Conference or to Edgewood Farm?  Stop by for a quick check in and info session with Cherie!

This demonstration will give Conferees the skills to construct simple storage and shipping containers for their encaustic work. They will learn how to construct a basic cardboard box and then adapt that “basic box” to protect and cushion the work. Conferees will also learn how to adapt the “basic box” in order for it to function as a reusable container for shipping work to galleries and museums.  I will also cover simple solutions to protect work when it is stored in the studio or in a gallery rack including constructing padded sleeves and removable “bumpers” to protect the edges and surfaces of work. Conferees will leave this demonstration with all of the basic skills needed to construct their own customized boxes, storage protection solutions and shipping containers. A handout with patterns will be provided.

This demonstration will show you how to add drawings, text, photo images, organic matter, gilding foils, and much more to your encaustic creations through the processes of collage and transfer.  Learn how to apply and prepare a wax surface for transfer & collage and how to layer and protect images after they are adhered.  The archival characteristics of these mixed media techniques will be covered.

Many are very interested in learning how to paint but sometimes may or may not be as interested in learning how to draw... But what if I told you that learning to draw would improve your painting skills significantly?! So, if you are a painter – I encourage you attend this participatory talk! No rulers, and no words like perspective or ellipses will be included! Kelly will guide you through a brief set of creative skill building exercises to bring back to your studio practice. The prompts and supporting discussion will strengthen your individual voice with new ways to experience seeing, and making lines translated to drawings with a fully engaged body and heart centered practice. Paper and Drawing Media will be Provided.

Sandwiches catered by Far Land Provisions

Are you ready to push your work to new heights? I will show you how to create deeply textured and layered paintings, embedding objects and carving the surface. You will learn many accretion techniques using  recycled materials as collage as well as excavating paint layers with clay tools.

This slide presentation features the work of the Conference Presenters and Workshop Instructors  at The 18th International Encaustic Conference in 2025.  No one gets to see ALL the demos or take all the workshops! So much Encaustic, so many ways to use it!

What’s new in encaustic collage? Who has taken it to someplace new? This talk will inspire you to revisit tried and true techniques for new ideas and direction for your work.

"I have no more room - How do I find and set up a studio? I want to sell my art - How do I get my work into a gallery? This art thing is expensive - How do I make ends meet? I have so much going on with my family and my life - How do I juggle being an artist with everything else going on? I am not even sure what my art career can be - How do I define success and carve a career out of my passion?" These and many more questions will be discussed in this new roundtable format. David, Milisa and Lisa will lead and engage participants in a lively conversation. These three veteran artists have over 100 collective years of art making experience! They will create a brave space where they will pull back the veil of artists' secrets and discuss the joys, the challenges, and everything in between, of being an artist at any career stage. This newly created roundtable discussion is designed for veteran as well as first-time conference attendees. A robust conversation full of myriad take-aways is guaranteed!