➕➕➕ Between Two Shores

Earth below. Wax and fire above. Two worlds, one canoe — and it's entirely yours to keep.

Between Two Shores is unlike anything we've offered before. Over two unforgettable sessions, you'll hand-build a ceramic canoe and then paint it with fire — leaving with a double-sided functional art piece that works as a planter, a key dish, a trinket bowl, or a showstopper on any surface. Day on one side. Night on the other. Ancient artforms, one extraordinary result.

This is the workshop people will still be talking about years from now.

Part 1 — Clay with Cheryl Caswell (Clayful Potter Studio) Using ancient slab and coil techniques, you'll build your canoe by hand, no wheel, no experience needed. You'll choose a glaze for the interior, fired watertight and ready for real use. The outside stays raw, waiting for the wax. The first workshop is at the Clayful Potter Stdio, 4220 Upper Dwyer Hill Rd, Arnprior, ON K7S 3G7 on Tue Sept 15, 6-8pm OR Mon Nov 2, 6-8pm.

Part 2 — Encaustic at lovisART studio (l2.5 weeks later) Pam Smith, A lovisART's expertly trained encaustic and mixed media instructor, guides you through painting the outside of your fired canoe using the ancient art of encaustic; beeswax, heat, and mixed media materials. One side becomes a lake scene by day, the other by night. You'll learn painting, fusing, shading, patina, and rice paper collage. Give yourself 3 to 3.5 hours,  there's a lot of magic to make.  The second workshop takes place at lovisART Studio, 56 Mill Street, Almonte, ON, K0A 1X0 on Sun. Sept 27, 12-3:30 OR Sun Nov 22, 12-3:30.

An original workshop concept designed by artist Christina Lovisa.

What you'll learn:

• Ceramic hand-building AND Encaustic Painting
• Safe heating and application of encaustic wax
• Day and night landscape painting in wax
• Shading, patina, and rice paper collage

The details:

• Location: Part 1 — Clayful Potter Studio (Choose Sept date or Nov date)/ Part 2 — lovisART Studio, 56 Mill St., Almonte, Ontario ( follow up with Sept date or Nov date).
• Duration: ~2 hours (clay) + 3 – 3.5 hours (encaustic), held ~2.5 weeks apart
• Class size: Intimate class of 6 — spots fill fast
• Everything included: All materials for both sessions provided
• $249 + tax

No experience necessary. Just show up ready to make something you'll never want to give away.

Creativity Required: ✚✚✚ This one gives you real creative freedom. I'll teach you the technique and guide you through the process, but you'll make more of the decisions—colors, composition, imagery, and little additions—so everyone's piece will turn out beautifully different.