CHA retreat part 2

i managed to arrive at kempenfelt  really early

i had a ton of unloading to do!

(I still don't know how i got all my supplies packed in my little bug)

with help from ava we got everything moved in and

 had a little time visiting and making some jewelry

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after my demo everyone got right to work

the smiles told me that it was going great!

I love creating "wax addicts"

thanks again to purple cows for the wonderful supply kits

it made it so easy for the students to create their art

and will be able to continue melting wax at home

and special thanks to madame pickwick for suppling all the canvases



 

just a few of my students showing off their creations!!

more student samples

I love how everyone put their own spin on it!!

CHA retreat

all packed and ready to go!

tomorrow  i am heading to barrie for our second annual CHA retreat

i will be teaching an encaustic class

a special thanks to my sponsor

purple cows

each student will receive a melt craft iron and 10 cubes of wax

and madame pickwick  for supplying each student with a canvas

how many art supplies can you fit in a bug??

25 irons, 250 cubes of wax, 25 canvases , 25 frames

pamphlet's, instruction booklets and collage kits

3 hot plates, 3 larger irons, 2 heat tools

table cloths, wax paper, extension cords and power bars

tons of samples, artwork and demo work

tool kit and extra supplies (just incase)

everything except the kitchen sink

plus my clothes and camera

and i still have room to spare!!

after playing with my own kit from purple cows

 it reminded me of my first experience with wax

back in 2003 i took a class with Claudine Hellmuth

since then ive grown and evolved

and this weekend i hope to inspire everyone 

and maybe create a few wax addicts!!

i will post class samples in my next post