Writing to let you know that The Dogwood Show rescheduled for August 7 to 9 is now rescheduled for September 11 to 13. It seems like all of the shows are realizing we are hitting higher than usual numbers and going into a possible second wave. It will be interesting to see if any shows end up happening this Fall. I would be surprised if they happen at all. Fingers crossed.

On another note:

I am offering private encaustic lessons for anyone who might be interested in learning at my studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. With the curve flat for selling artwork and people with time on their hands, I thought I would go back to what I do best. I have worked in encaustic for 14 years and have taught at Arrowmont, 4 times in the last 8 years and at Penland, Touchstone and at various other venues around the country. I was also a high school art teacher for 32 years before having a full time studio practice, so I can pretty much teach everything related or not to encaustic. I have a fully functioning encaustic studio and will supply all materials for your instruction. You will even have a place to stay with your own bathroom in my house and all meals and alcoholic refreshments will be provided. The cost for a weekend workshop is 700 dollars, all inclusive, and I think you would probably learn more in two days individually than you might otherwise. This way we can keep the virus down and learn something exciting and new. If you are a couple, or best friends and don’t mind sleeping together in a queen size bed, I will take two people together. If there are two- I will discount each person 100 dollars. I hope that is enough incentive. I would love to fill the next month up with lots of learning, great camaraderie and lots of fun. Yes, fun is a big part of it. Please contact me on this site.