FIBER + WAX STUDIO

Fiber + Wax Studio is a membership for artists who want to work more slowly, more intentionally, and more in conversation with the natural world.

This is a space for those drawn to encaustic, fiber, mixed media, and natural materials, and who understand that the garden, the landscape, and the body all shape the work we make.

Rather than chasing constant output, Fiber + Wax Studio supports a sustainable studio practice—one that unfolds over seasons, honors cycles of growth and rest, and allows ideas to mature naturally.

Who This Is For

Fiber + Wax Studio is for you if:

  • You work (or want to work) with natural materials such as wax, fiber, cloth, pigment, and found elements

  • You’re inspired by gardens, walking, observing, and the outdoors

  • You value process over perfection

  • You’re craving a quieter, deeper relationship with your studio practice

  • You don’t want another fast-paced course or content-heavy program

This membership is not about keeping up.
It’s about staying connected.

What You Receive as a Member

Studio Practice & Making

  • Monthly mixed-media theme rooted in fiber, wax, and natural materials

  • One guided studio demonstration per month (encaustic, fiber, mixed media, or process-based work)

  • Seasonal approaches to making that reflect cycles of growth, rest, and renewal

Nature, Garden & Observation

  • Monthly garden & landscape prompt connecting outdoor observation to studio work

  • Material foraging or noticing practices (plants, textures, surfaces, colors, patterns)

  • Seasonal reflection prompts to deepen your relationship with place and materials

Artist + Garden Book Club

  • Quarterly book selections focused on poets, gardeners, artists, and diaries

  • Reading guides & reflection prompts connecting text to creative practice

  • Optional community discussion space for sharing insights and favorite passages

Community & Belonging

  • Community space for sharing work-in-progress and reflections

  • Monthly studio gathering or Q&A (live or recorded)

  • Supportive centered on process over outcome

  • Connection with like-minded artists working slowly and thoughtfully

Library & Ongoing Access

  • Access to the growing Wild Studio video library

  • Replays of all live sessions

  • Member-only resources, PDFs, and prompts

  • Discounts or early access to future courses, workshops, and retreats

Fiber & Wax Collective
$40.00
Every month

Step deeper into the rhythm of your practice. This tier includes everything from the Garden Studio, plus access to an evolving Resource Library of tutorials and a monthly zine linked with a bonus seasonal video lesson, and invitations to guest artist Q&As. A nurturing space for creatives ready to explore encaustic, fiber, and botanical processes more fully, in community.


✓ Everything from the Garden Studio
✓ Monthly live or Recorded Mini Tutorial or Project
✓ Access to Botanical Library (archived prompts, PDFs & more.)
✓ 40% off all online and in person classes

Big Ideas, Real Impact.

Every event we host is designed with intention, from the atmosphere we create to the way each session flows.

Start Your Next Adventure

Welcome to a space designed for ideas that move people. With a focus on quality, clarity, and connection, we're here to help you make an impact that lasts.

Global Community

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Members Only Discounts

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1-1 Sessions

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What’s included?

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  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

Upcoming events

  • January

    10.21 7:00-8:00PM

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • February

    10.21 7:00-8:00PM

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • March

    10.21 7:00-8:00PM

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

About the Instructor

Fiber + Wax Studio is guided by Alaina Enslen, a mixed media artist and educator whose work integrates painting, textile traditions, encaustic, and natural materials.

Her practice is shaped by:

  • A lineage of weavers, quilters, and makers

  • A deep relationship to place

  • Years of teaching and exhibiting internationally and nationally

  • A belief that art is a long conversation, not a race

Fiber + Wax Studio reflects the way she actually works—seasonally and in dialogue with the land.

FAQs

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  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.