moving!

In an attempt to maintain sanity and regular communication :) I've decided to concentrate all communications for EncaustiCamp, EncaustiKits and pbsartist through my one, main blog, gingerfetish.blogspot.com. EncaustiCamp info will be highlighted through the facebook page as well,so look for encausticamp 2011 and soon to be introduced, encausticamp 2012! And, encaustikits is still going strong at encaustikits.com....look for breaking news on the site in september!!!
in love. trish

EncaustiCamp defined!

Have you been curious about this EncaustiCamp event?! Watching the posts and wondering who’s in and what you would find if you attended?!
Well, let me see if I can bring it to light for you! 

EncaustiCamp 2011: all things Mixed Media and beeswax!
You are greeted as you arrive Wednesday evening by your hopped up host, Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, and the other instructors and assistants!
With retre
at packet and plan in hand you settle into onsite lodging then gather with the other enthusiastically waxy group in the gymnasium. All things welcoming go down first, quickly followed by an introduction from the instructors and assistants. We then jump right into beeswaxiness with an introductory demonstration from the instructors in the basics of encaustic materials and painting.

Don’t lead yourself to believe this is an ‘I-can-miss-that-I-know-how-to-paint-in-encaustic’ event though! This is a ‘don’t miss!’ kick-off to the flavor, fervor and festivity of the retreat! Even if experienced in the medium, you’re gonna love it 
A tasty dessert will be offered after the demo thanks to our wunderbar caterer (aka school art teacher and crew ) as everyone comes together to mill about, get up close to the melted wax, and meet fellow EC indulgencees~
Thursday opens with retreatants preparing their own hearty meal in order to get right at the beeswax! Each group with gather in their respective studios and begin with demonstration and instruction by the uber encaustic-geeked instructor.
The time is all about indulging in the diverse possibilities of partnership with encaustic beeswax so expect to get your serious inspiration on!
As an attempt to avoid overload on the very first day of studio time, we will break for lunch to breath before returning to studio. Shut down for the day is 4:30-we’ll feed our stomachs while gleaning tidbits of information from the participants in the other workshops!
Thursday night’s event includes a dessert bar and break-out sessions-instructors hosting intimate ‘why I do what I do’ discussions and q&a. Retreatees are welcome to settle into one session, or wander among the offerings.
Friday morning begins with a speedy ‘gettin’ at it!’ to the wax. Your second day of the retreat will be a new indulgence in mixed media marriage~ after getting a taste of what’s to come from the previous night’s gleaning we’re all sure to hit the ‘wow’-overwhelming goodness level 
Friday night is set aside for selling. All things encaustic and their mixed media buddies will be represented so come ready to indulge!
Saturday’s the last day of workshop deliciousness~Your third and final workshop choice takes place as you collect the last bits of inspiration to take home with you and keep you experimenting and inspiring well into the next year! Looking forward to EncaustiCamp 2012 and all the new stuff to come 
Dinner, art show and all kinds of fellowship round out the night before Sunday morning departure~
Can't wait to get at all things indulgy and beeswaxy. It's going to be so good :) join me. in love trish.

EncaustiCamp preview! patricia baldwin seggebruch

I feel like I need to start this blog with a big, 'it's just me!'
It's just me:

It's just me.
Having fun.
Fitting into this thing called life.
Playing with my passions and making them work!
Stitching up torn edges and frayed seams.
Daring to stand on the edge: and take the leap.
Committed to staying in my committments.
It's just me.
A lucky, lucky, LUCKY girl humbled by the fact that others want to come have fun; figure out this life; play; stitch; dare; commit; alongside me.
It's just me. Come on! Let's do it~
Foundations in Encaustic: EncaustiCamp 2011
Everything deliciously 'no way' becomes 'why not' and ends up here as a 'look at what we can do!' Join me to indulge and explore. From plaster to tar; wood icing to panpastel; propane torch to shellac...yes, it's all that good :)
in love. trish
Join Trish and five other instructors and six passionate assistants this summer at EncaustiCamp 2011. Three days and four nights of all things beeswaxy and beautiful~July 13-July 17. www.encausticamp.com

EncaustiCamp preview: Michelle Belto

All Roads Lead to Forever18”X18”
Encaustic, Tar, Torch on Handmade Paper

When I got married, I didn’t know the first thing about cooking. Unfortunately, my new husband liked to eat…and eat often! Thinking that it would be something easy, he informed me that his favorite side dish was mashed potatoes and that “it would go with everything.” What he didn’t realize was that even the lowly mashed potato was beyond the level of my expertise. I remember calling up my mom with a raw potato in my hand and asking the question: How do you get from here to there?

I often get asked that question about my work. How did you get there? For those who will be attending the first ever Encausticamp just outside of Salem, Oregon this summer, you will get there yourself! Beating cotton and rag into a giant slushy pulp and then reforming it into something wonderful is addicting. What’s more making your own supports will open the door to endless new ways to explore mixed media work, sculpture, and, of course, encaustic painting.

Here is a visual overview of the process that you will learn when you come to camp:

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Participants will first learn how to make pulp from ordinary recycled materials. We will use the pulp in a pour-mold (1) which will allow us to add cool things like glitter and cut up newspaper or embed threads or botanicals. Our form, created from foam core and other materials, will be embedded in the pulp. This will make the support stable enough to take the wax. (2)The next step is to remove the water by pressing. One of my students is hand-pressing the pulp. See she is smiling! It is fun! (3) The final step is to allow the form to dry…and voila! You have just created your one-of-a-kind support.
Join Michelle and five other instructors and six passionate assistants this summer at EncaustiCamp 2011. Three days and four nights of all things beeswaxy and beautiful~July 13-July 17. www.encausticamp.com

Mind your own beeswax!

No offense intended! Minding your own beeswax, as I turn the phrase here, speaks to the luscious, melty goodness of encaustic painting. Mind it! Get at it! Check it out! Pick it up for yourself~
EncaustiCamp is coming together to be the place, the venue, for all things encaustic through mixed media indulgence, awesome fellowship with other beeswaxy aficionados and to invest in truly letting loose and seeing where all things arty can really be pushed. Come delight in the opportunity. Come invest in taking yourself to the next level. Come; make the choice to grow your art! You will be inspired~
in love. trish

sharing, sharing, sharing!

Have you seen this yet?! Thank you Deryn! www.encausticamp.com
http://somethingsublime.typepad.com/something_sublime_from_th/2011/01/encausticamp-2011.html

We are here.

I am honored, blessed and excited to announce to you that EncaustiCamp descriptions are posted to the site and we are fully functioning and 'live'! Register today and save your spot for this amazing, refreshing and enliving opportunity to indulge in all things encaustic and take your creativity and spirit to an all new level. in love. trish

6th and final!

We are set! 6 instructors. 6 assistants. bring on the participants!
Judy Wise, www.judywise.blogspot.com, mixed media artist extraordinaire, is enthusiastically on board as the sixth and final instructor for EncaustiCamp 2011. Let's go! It's going to be THAT good~ get in. get on board. in love. trish

brilliance

"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. " marianne williamson










How terrifying: To have this reality of the female heart revealed so blatantly. Perhaps the reality of the human heart.
What if we were to release our sense of the inadequate, realize it truly is a deeply impassioned desire to embrace a power that stirs in us and fully trust in this? What would happen? Where would we be taken on such a faith filled, passionate ride? Who would be impacted by our resolute determination to grab-hold of such a glory and move beyond that first unction to shine brilliantly? Not in and of ourselves, but with a light we cannot control; one that burns through us and grows exponentially, pulling in all who are near to embrace and enlighten and empower?
What if just one of us started?
What if just one of us believed?
What if just one of us trusted in our God given brilliance and awoke each morning to simply let it shine where it may? Just one of us~
in love. trish

Come~

We've just had the great joy of adding Tonia Davenport (www.toniadavenport.typepad.com) to the lineup for EncaustiCamp 2011. She will be joining us as an assistant; this rounds out our need for workshop assistants and I am overjoyed to have her on board! With just one more instructor to confirm, we are well on our way to fully staffed~and with anticipation, I hope to have this element resolved by the end of the month. (see side bar for the full lineup and blog links thus far)
In the meantime, early registration is open through pbsartist@aol.com only. Visit the site (www.encausticamp.com), check out the information as it is so far, and if you know you are in and want to secure your spot, send Patricia an email. You will be able to submit your 'first choice' options for workshops as first in line registers as soon as descriptions and final instructor go live in December. If questions about fees, payment methods or lodging options arise, please inquire so that I can clarify and give you the best I can give!
thank you for joining us. It is going to be big~ in love. trish

Just one more to go!!!!

Michelle Belto Schaub has graciously accepted my invitation to be a part of this dynamic group! Now just one more to go....
www.michellebelto.com

The instructors thus far!!!

We are blessed with four fantastic instructors thus far; final two in the works!
With great excitement we are thrilled to introduce bridgette guerzon mills to the team! More to come on individual instructors' workshops as things develop, but join us in the excitement of this amazing team coming together!!!!
bridgette: www.bgmartjournal.blogspot.com
crystal: www.otherpeoplesflowers.blogspot.com
jan: www.purplebirdart.blogspot.com
trish: www.gingerfetish.blogspot.com
in love! trish~

We're coming!

Still under development but tune in and follow!
Details thus far:
Registration opening in December~
three days, four nights of encaustic indulgence!
6 instructors
150 participant spots!
3 full days of workshops
intro demo and discussion night
vendor night
instructor give and get night
closing art show, barbeque and celebration!
1 hour from Portland, 1 hour to the Oregon coast
onsite lodging as well as block of rooms reserved at nearby hotel
lunch and dinner part of package
all encaustic materials (wax, tools and hardware) provided!

SLATED FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 13TH, EVENING REGISTRATION AND KICK-OFF, THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 17TH MORNING DEPARTURE~
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT PBSARTIST@AOL.COM