Overview
INTRO TO ENCAUSTIC: Paint, Play, and Collage with Wax
with Cherie Peters
Date: Feb 21, 2026
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Price: $200/180 MEMBER PLUS $20 Supply Fee
A $25 fee will be charged for all class/workshop refunds due to a withdrawal. Refunds will be given up to one month prior to the workshop.
Instructor will provide each student with a SUPPLY KIT to use in the workshop to include: cardboard and wood substrates, fabric, papers, and latex-free gloves. Instructor will supply Encaustic wax medium and pigments, electric heat-guns and irons, mark-making paints, tools and equipment, stamps, stencils, and materials to “paint, play, and collage” with wax, fabric and papers.
OPTIONAL: Students may bring personal items to embed in the wax such as; ephemera, photocopies, fabric, lace, dried flowers, shells, and small metal charms, etc.
Cherie Peters
Instructor
Cherie Peters is a retired art educator and professional artist whose practice centers on encaustic painting and sculpture. She holds a Master’s degree in Education and spent her career teaching and championing creative exploration in the classroom. Her work has been exhibited nationally, and she is honored to have an encaustic sculpture in the permanent collection of the Encaustic Museum of Art. Cherie completed an artist residency at Catoctin Mountain Park, where her work is now installed as part of the park’s ongoing creative initiative. Drawing on decades of experience, she teaches workshops that blend technique, experimentation, and a deep appreciation for natural materials. When not in the studio, Cherie enjoys walking with her goldendoodle Maizie Mae, searching for sea glass and driftwood, hiking in the woods, and traveling—experiences that continually inspire her artistic practice. https://linktr.ee/riseaboveartist
