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Encaustic Circle Newsletter - December 2009
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Greetings!
 you might have noticed a subtle change in the company header above: it now says TwinLakes Encaustic Art Ltd.! Yes, we're all grown-up now AND I had a fancy logo made. Hopefully the name and logo will become a household brand within the Encaustic community for great products, fast & friendly service and knowledgeable advice. It feels like an early Christmas present for myself and I do have a few for you too! The GetStarted! Kits are going on sale and you will find a voucher for free shipping at the bottom of this email.
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Next Circle: Monday, December 7
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 For those of you in the South Okanagan: the next Circle will be held on Monday, Dec. 7 at Leir House from 1 - 4 PM. Let's make some Christmas cards this month! The
Circle Meetings are a means to meet with other Encausticer, try out new
techniques, learn from each other, chat, exchange ideas etc. Everybody
brings their own equipment and waxes.
All levels are welcome in the Circles. More infoCosts: $7.00 per person, add $5.00 if you do not bring your own equipment. Be sure to sign up; space is limited!  |
Workshop info: More about Linda Womack coming to B.C.
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 As soon as last month's Newsletter was send out people rushed to sign up to be part of this unique event and the workshop filled up within a week.... To try and avoid too much disappointment I asked Linda to consider teaching two 2-day classes and she agreed! So now I still have a few spots open...Tentative dates are Sept. 9/10 and 11/12, 2010. To get into the mood I suggest you put Linda's book "Embracing Encaustic" on your Christmas wish list! There are still some issues to be solved, like work permits, supply costs etc.. Watch the Newsletters for updates.
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Featured Guest Artist: Maura Joy Lustig
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For this section I'd like to highlight one of you each month. Please email me your favourite Encaustic painting. If possible with a short story. This month's painting, Serenity Pond, is by Maura Joy Lustig, a huge 32x64" encaustic painting on a wooden panel. Maura told me it's a commissioned piece and that she will deliver it to the happy owner this week. Maura is a Success & Wellness Coach, fabulous Encaustic artist, one of IEA's presidents and general a force of nature! I'm proud to call her my friend and mentor. She lives in Ontario.
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December good deals: GetStarted! Kit Encaustic on sale!
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One of the most popular items in the shop is the GetStarted! Kit Encaustic and if you had your eye on it or wanted to surprise a good friend for Christmas, now is a good time to get it!
Sale price:
$62.95 instead of $69.95
from Dec. 1 - 20
If you want I can gift-wrap it for you and send it directly to your friend/family member with an enclosed message.
Ordered before December 12 they should get it before Christmas.
If your budget allows it, you could also make use of the special voucher I'm offering from Dec. 1 - 10: FREE SHIPPING anywhere in Canada with orders over $100.00!
Be sure to use the voucher code below.
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Encaustic on the Road: Community Christmas Market at the SOEC, Dec. 3.
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 CHRISTMAS NIGHT MARKET:
DEC 3RD 6:00 pm -
8:00 pm
at the SOUTH OKANAGAN EVENTS
CENTRE in Penticton
Free entry for everyone!
I'll be demonstrating Encaustic at this special event and have small matted paintings and handmade Christmas cards for sale, as well as some of the reduced-priced GetStarted! Kits Encaustic.
My good friend Bethany will be there as well, with a selection of her latest beautiful paintings (see picture above).
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 The new blog is still awaiting content, but my Etsy shop is up and running, with more than a dozen small to medium-sized matted Encaustic paintings on paper. Another idea for an original Christmas present perhaps...;-)) On the right is my latest painting, inspired by a local pub "The Barking Parrot". It's 18x24" on a wooden panel and sports some real feathers and pieces of Japanese chiyogami paper.
Happy Painting, and I'm sure I will be talking to you before the Holidays!
Thea Haubrich
TwinLakes EncausticArt
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