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A Workshop with Melissa Stephens in Walnut Creek, CA Saturday, March 14th from 12:30 - 5:30 pm or Sunday, June 14th from 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Creating collage is an art form that is full of color and excitement! In this 5-hour class, you will learn how to build fun paper layers and then enhance your art with encaustic paint and embedded objects. Melissa Stephens will demonstrate and walk you through step-by-step with: - Different kinds of paper - Color and viewing effects - Us

With Melissa Stephens in Walnut Creek, CA Sunday, March 15th or April 19th, 2026, from 12:30 - 5:30 pm Burning shellac on encaustic paint creates a beautiful webbed pattern. It adds visual interest, shine and definition to encaustic art. Join Melissa Stephens in her art studio for this 5-hour class and be amazed by what you can do! Explore using Melissa's tips and tricks of adding greater dimension to your paintings with ink! Demonstrations and specialized instruction make

With Melissa Stephens in Walnut Creek, CA Saturday, April 8th or Saturday June 13, 2026, from 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Express yourself with molten wax in this encaustic painting class that is perfect for beginners. This experience is for those with adventurous spirits, curious minds, and an affinity for fun! Melissa Stephens is an artist, whose positive and friendly approach to teaching will ease you into this delightfully creative medium. This art workshop includes a brief histo

A 2026 Focus with Paula Roland Wednesday 1 - 3 pm CST, April 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 6th Take your work to the Next Level! In this new online course by Paula Roland, you will construct prints element by element, like an architect or builder, while remaining open to creative discovery. Available to artists at all levels who have basic encaustic experience. Sessions are recorded and available for 90 days. Through prompts, fun exercises, instructional videos, live demonstrations, a

With Angela White February 21 and March 14, 2026 from 11am - 3pm at the Benicia Arsenal, Studio 24, 940 Tyler Street This workshop welcomes beginners and experienced encaustic painters looking to deepen their encaustic practice. We’ll cover essential materials, techniques, and safety, along with supports and grounds, layering and fusing, scraping, transparencies, collage, image transfer, and combining encaustic with oil and other media. What is Included:  The use of encausti