Upcoming events
Photo Encaustics Workshop
The workshop is a basic course covering mixed media collage using your own precious photo printed on handmade paper, applying melted beeswax and resin, and exploring techniques in colour and texture.
SWAP Through Paint
SWAP Through Paint is a two-day immersive multidisciplinary workshop rooted in the SWAP methodology, Say It · Write It · Act It · Perform It, and expanded through painting as a creative language.
Spring Robin Watercolour Workshop
In this fun workshop you will learn some very simple basic steps for drawing a cute little robin, followed by an introduction to a few foundational watercolour techniques.
Coloured Gemstone Event Day One!
Falls gallery | Gemstone event with Gallery gemma and Lisa ElserThe atmosphere is like a fabulous dinner party. You will be seated around a table, light food and drinks are served, but gemstones are the main course!
Hundreds of incredible and unusual gemstones in all colours and shapes are passed around the table so you can examine them up close, hold them against your skin and select your favourites. The mood is relaxed and fun with plenty of laughter and oohs and aahs! Something for every budget.
Lisa Elser shares stories of her gem acquisition adventures and explains her methods for cutting and polishing raw gemstones into brilliant jewels.
Why would you want to attend this Gemstone Event?
For the opportunity to purchase from an incredible selection of gorgeous gemstones directly from the source. Most of our guests choose stones that later will be used in custom-designed jewellery.
This Gemstone Event is free to attend!
Seating for this event is limited and therefore reservations are required.
Feel free to attend on your own, or invite your best gemstone-and-jewellery-loving friends!
Introduction to Scratchboard
Studio 203 | Introduction to scratchboard with Margaret PardyJoin award winning artist Margaret Pardy in an introduction to this subtractive, direct-engraving art form where you will scratch through a dark top layer—in this case black ink—to reveal a white or coloured clay layer beneath.
Participants will be creating a black and white chipmunk image on a 5” x 7” board, using a variety of techniques.
Most materials are included, though participants will need to bring their own knife with a #11 blade (like this).
$145
Coloured Gemstone Event Day Two!
Falls gallery | Gemstone event with Gallery gemma and Lisa ElserThe atmosphere is like a fabulous dinner party. You will be seated around a table, light food and drinks are served, but gemstones are the main course!
Hundreds of incredible and unusual gemstones in all colours and shapes are passed around the table so you can examine them up close, hold them against your skin and select your favourites. The mood is relaxed and fun with plenty of laughter and oohs and aahs! Something for every budget.
Lisa Elser shares stories of her gem acquisition adventures and explains her methods for cutting and polishing raw gemstones into brilliant jewels.
Why would you want to attend this Gemstone Event?
For the opportunity to purchase from an incredible selection of gorgeous gemstones directly from the source. Most of our guests choose stones that later will be used in custom-designed jewellery.
This Gemstone Event is free to attend!
Seating for this event is limited and therefore reservations are required.
Feel free to attend on your own, or invite your best gemstone-and-jewellery-loving friends!
Seeds of Life - Zen Tangle Mandala Workshop
Watch your garden of creativity bloom! This workshop is based on the “Seed of Life” pattern – also known in sacred geometry as the “genesis pattern” – as the foundation for creating your own one-of-a-kind mandala of spring flowers and leaves.
All About the Basics Encaustic Workshop
This Hands-on comprehensive 3 hour workshop will cover basic encaustic safety and general information. Participants will be able to experiment with techniques such as glazing, sculpting, fusing, photo transfers, collage, stencilling, stamping.
Photo Encaustics Workshop
The workshop is a basic course covering mixed media collage using your own precious photo printed on handmade paper, applying melted beeswax and resin, and exploring techniques in colour and texture.
The Tree of Life - Dot Art
This workshop gives you an opportunity to express that uniqueness and beauty by painting a small canvas with your very own Tree of Life image, using a stylistic approach called “dot art”.
Colours Gone Wild Opening Reception
Headwaters art gallery | Member exhibition Opening ReceptionEnjoy light refreshments while you take in the newest show in the Headwaters Art Gallery. This is an opportunity to hear from the artists themselves and engage in a dialogue about their processes and vision.
Photo Encaustics Workshop
Studio 216 | The hive encaustic studio with karen brownExplore the luminous, versatile and limitless possibilities of encaustic in combination with photography and mixed media.
The workshop is an introductory course covering mixed media collage using your own precious photo printed on handmade paper, applying melted beeswax and resin, and exploring techniques in colour and texture. Participants will take home a finished mixed media piece.
All electrical equipment, wax and supplies are provided. No previous painting experience is necessary.
Cost $225.00
Introduction to Watercolour
studio 206 | Watercolour with cj sheltonIf you have always wanted to know the basics of painting with watercolours, this workshop is the ideal starting point. You will learn about different brushes, paints and papers, the colours you need to set up your palette correctly, a bit of colour-mixing and theory, plus a few foundational watercolour techniques such as washes, glazing, wet-on-wet and more. After a bit of practice and play, we will use these techniques to create some simple spring landscapes of hills, trees and water.
This session is perfect for new artists or those new to watercolour.
Cost $150 + HST
Inner Landscapes Watercolour & Collage
Studio 206 | Watercolour & Collage With cj sheltonIntuitively visualize your inner realms of creativity and soul.
This workshop is an opportunity to spend time exploring the combination of watercolour and collage as you tap into nature’s early-spring energies. First, you will create wet-on-wet backgrounds, then intuitively add a variety of different art materials such as ink, acrylics, torn paper, photographic images, fabric, textured items, words, etc. This process will both enhance and tease out the “inner landscapes” hidden within the watercolour backgrounds as you respond to them in ways that are personally meaningful and revealing.
No artistic skill is required, just a willingness to play.
Cost $150 + HST
All About the Basics
Studio 216 | The hive Encaustic Studio with Karen BrownThis Hands-on comprehensive 3 hour workshop will cover basic encaustic safety and general information. Learn to mix your own medium and paint palette. Participants will be able to experiment with techniques such as glazing, sculpting, fusing, photo transfers, collage, stencilling, and stamping. Participants will take home an Introduction to Encaustic Painting Booklet and multiple practice boards.
All electrical equipment, wax and supplies are provided. NO previous painting experience necessary.
Cost $135 per person
Starting Right an Introduction to Acrylic Painting
Studio 206 | Acrylic Painting with CJ sheltonLearn the basics of acrylic painting in a supportive small group environment.
This introductory session will help you get off to a great start, whether you are brand new to painting or have been doing “paint parties” and now want to get serious about building your skills. You will create a still-life composition (approximately 8” x 10”) in the tradition of the old masters to help you learn many of the basics needed to tackle other subject matter. Artist CJ Shelton will also review basic materials, so you leave knowing exactly which paint and brushes to purchase and get you set up right.
This workshop is the perfect foundation for CJ Shelton’s ongoing acrylic painting workshop.
Cost $150 + HST
Echoes of the Heart Opening Reception
Headwaters art gallery | Member exhibition Opening ReceptionEnjoy light refreshments while you take in the newest show in the Headwaters Art Gallery. This is an opportunity to hear from the artists themselves and engage in a dialogue about their processes and vision.
Winter Birch Trees Watercolour Workshop
studio 206 | With Artist cj sheltonEnjoy learning tips and tricks for painting a beautiful winter wonderland
In this session, you will discover how to apply some tried-and-true fundamentals by exploring a few basic watercolour techniques, with a focus on specific ones such as wet-on-wet and masking fluid. A grove of birch trees in mid-winter is the perfect subject matter for learning how to create depth and perspective in your work.
Please note that this workshop is best suited to those with a bit of experience in watercolour. If you are new to watercolour, please check out CJ's Introduction to Watercolour session being offered in March.
Cost $150 + HST