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Cathy Nichols, StencilClub & I ❤ Pastels

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Cathy Nichols, StencilClub & I ❤ Pastels

Cathy Nichols, StencilGirl & I ❤ Pastels Wow! I had a big secret to keep over the last few months but now the secret is out! Cathy's beautiful new Boho stencils for the StencilGirl StencilClub!It was so much fun painting with Cathy back in June while she was making her demo video. You can see her in action below. StencilGirl products are so easy to use with encaustic. They are heat resistant, versatile to use, and so easy to clean.We used a combination of Encaustic Art I ♥ Pastels set and a variety of colors from Enkaustikos. It was a great afternoon of...

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My North Carolina Encaustic Adventure: Part 2 310 Art

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My North Carolina Encaustic Adventure: Part 2 310 Art

Located at Riverview Station North, ground floor in the Historic River Art District in Asheville, NC, the 310 Art Gallery is a delightful collection of artists in residence, art instruction, and a beautiful gallery. Fleta Monaghan, the director and founder of 310 Art, was our charming tour guide during our visit. It was so refreshing to see a gallery that represented so many encaustic artists of such high caliber. There were works by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, Bet Kindley, Fleta Monaghan, and Erin Keane.  I encourage you to visit their website to see all of the participant artists at the gallery...

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My North Carolina Encaustic Adventure: Part 1 Cathy Nichols

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My North Carolina Encaustic Adventure: Part 1 Cathy Nichols

Asheville, NC I was tickled pink to meet and have a studio visit with the lovely Cathy Nichols in the gorgeous mountain town of Asheville, NC. Cathy is an encaustic and mixed media artist who lives a colorful and creative life with her musician partner Jay and children. They were both so welcoming to me, my mom Maggie and family friend Monica when we came for our visit. Cathy creates beautiful whimsical paintings in delicious colours and regularly shows her work across the United States. Though we were playing with encaustic during our visit, she is an accomplished mixed media...

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