News — Thea Haubrich Legacy Fund

Local Artist, World Event

Posted by Bethany Handfield on

Local Artist, World Event

For Immediate Release Local artist’s big trip down South made possible with support from CFSO and the Thea Haubrich Legacy Fund Bethany Handfield was thrilled when she received the news from Cherie Mittenthal, the organizer of the 11th Annual Encaustic Conference that she was one of only two artists in Canada invited to this prestigious conference in Provincetown, MA via a bursary. There is fierce competition for bursaries as they are open internationally with only nine given out in 2017. There was only one hitch on accepting- the greater expense of getting there. For those unfamiliar with encaustic, it is...

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Embracing Encaustic ebook by Linda Robertson

Posted by Bethany Handfield on

My lovely friend & mentor Linda Robertson's new ebook "Embracing Encaustic" is now available online and I am in it!!!So excited and grateful. It is amazing company to be keeping.This new edition is in two parts. I am in part one. Part two will be coming out in a few months. Both are awesome and chock full of information, techniques and artist spotlights. Linda's teaching style is easily accessible and very friendly.Thank you for including me Linda Robertson <3 http://www.amazon.ca/Embracing-Encaustic-Learning-Paint-Beeswax-ebook/dp/B00T6OPFMY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423267960&sr=8-2&keywords=Embracing+Encaustic UPDATE: In my excitement yesterday about Linda Robertson Arts launching her book and me being in it, I forgot to...

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