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Melissa Stephens

Toolbox Rebels: Mark Making with a Twist

Toolbox Rebels: Mark Making with a Twist

Reimagine the potential of everyday objects as tools for creating extraordinary marks. Advance past familiar expressive methods to discover fresh mark making possibilities. Karen Buttwinick and Melissa Stephens will showcase how everyday objects, paired with dynamic materials, can be transformed into richly layered encaustic surfaces—enhanced with bold carvings and dramatic visual and tactile textures.

 

Deepen your practice by integrating additional media, including inks, watercolor pencils and crayons, graphite and more - to refine and accentuate your marks.

Artist Bio

Melissa Stephens is an encaustic painter, photographer and printmaker who has spent 17 years educating children and adults in the arts. She received a BA in Art from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA, and continues her arts education through specialized instruction with leading encaustic educators. Themes in her work explore the preciousness of time, empathy and the value of human connections. She is an encaustic painting instructor, IEA Board Member, Valley Art Gallery Social Media Director, Co-Founder and President of the NorCAL Wax Chapter and advocate for the arts in Walnut Creek, California. In 2022 she started the annual Hope Lives: Art for ALS exhibition. Stephens exhibits nationally and internationally. 

Contact

https://www.mascreations.com

https://www.hopelivesartforals.net

Instagram: @melissa_stephens1016

Facebook: melissastephens1016
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TheEncausticEdge

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