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In collaboration with Talent Maker City, Cascade Girl offers this creative workshop celebrating the beauty of pollinators of the Cascade region through art and melted beeswax magic offered on Saturday, April 11, 2026Discover encaustic painting — an ancient technique using molten beeswax, pigment, and heat to create luminous, layered artwork. You’ll learn simple techniques like fusing, layering, collage, and monoprinting while exploring texture, transparency, and playful surface design. We’ll draw inspiration from bees and other pollinators, looking closely at their shapes and details to guide your imagery.
Each participant will leave with two small encaustic paintings plus wax-printed papers for future projects. No experience is needed, all materials will be provided.
This workshop will be led by Desiree DeMars, with Sharon Schmidt. Desiree has been an artist and integrative health practitioner for over 25 years. She is a former beekeeper and former member and instructor at The Museum of Encaustic Art and The International Encaustic Artists. Sharon Schmidt is a University of Montana certified master beekeeper and also works with Pollinator Partnership’s bee friendly farming group,
Cascade Girl is a 501(c)3 that teaches people about pollinators of the Cascade region via science, art and culture. Our projects include educational content about beekeeping and gardening for US veterans as well as classes for school children and adult college students. Cascade Girl produces the annual Oregon Honey & Mead Festival and local classes such as this one to help fund our work. Cascade Girl has Apiaries in Ashland, Grants Pass and Central Point and are two time winners of the Good Food Awards in the Artisan Honey category.
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Talent Maker City, 109 Talent Ave, Talent, OR 97540, United States
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