If you feel called to create artwork that feels alive—rich with movement, texture, and natural beauty—Bloom & Wax is your next creative step.

This online class is designed for artists who want to infuse their encaustic practice with the quiet poetry of botanicals. Through guided instruction, you'll learn how to thoughtfully embed dried flowers, leaves, and seeds into layers of wax, while exploring composition, translucency, and color. Bloom & Wax invites you to slow down, connect with natural materials, and paint from a place of intuition and wonder.

Workbook Included
Included with your Bloom & Wax class, this beautifully designed eBook is both a practical guide and an invitation to slow down, observe, and create with intention.

Inside you'll find:
🌿 Botanical Inspiration – Learn how to press and preserve plants as a mindful practice of observation, wonder, and stillness.
🌼 Flower Pressing Tips – 20 tried-and-true techniques for achieving the best results with your pressed botanicals.
🛠️ Materials Guide – A curated list of recommended tools and materials for flower pressing, bookmaking, and encaustic layering.
📖 A Living Archive – Create your own herbarium—part sketchbook, part reliquary—for memories, materials, and meaning.
✂️ DIY Flower Press Instructions – Step-by-step directions for building your own ventilated flower press for under $15.
🖼️ Printable Labels & Botanical Images – Thoughtfully designed labels and a selection of copyright-free botanical images for your personal use in journals, collages, and herbariums.

Whether you're collecting petals from your garden or foraging in the wild, this guide supports a deeper connection to your materials—and your creative self.

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