Heres my blog:
Confessions of a waxaholic
 

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Latest update:
April 24, 2011
 

Hello, my name is Thea Haubrich.
I live  in British Columbia, Canada, near the city of Penticton – A place to stay forever!

I was born in Rotterdam, Holland. My husband and I left Holland around 1980 and we lived in Vienna (where our son was born), Germany, Japan, Germany again and now Canada.
 
I followed a not very artistic path until my late 40's, (calling it the "Dormant Phase", LOL), acquiring all kinds of skills, which would suit me later in my networking; learning to type with 10 fingers being a very important one.
Around 1996 I was introduced to Encaustic. It was the "European way", mainly using the painting iron on non-absorbent painting cards, and I recognized a huge potential in sharing an ancient art form, easy to learn with fast results, either as a fun craft or fine art and interacting with people at the same time.
 
As my husband and I decided to immigrate to Canada I saw my path as promoting Encaustic, giving workshops and networking to share as much knowledge as possible. This is what I do now: researching, learning, teaching, sharing, and networking.
As I started to teach, people commented that I had a natural talent of connecting, which surprised and delighted me!
Therefore I do not see myself as an artist: I'm a facilitator with a passion for creating with beeswax.
 
This approach/focus has served me well. I've created a large network of people interested in Encaustic, keeping them interested by organizing workshops & demos, exhibitions, writing newsletters and blogging on my social network on Ning

I am a member of several local Arts Councils and a proud RipOff Artist.

I was awarded Active Status with the Federation of Canadian Artists in 2008, which I hope will give Encaustic even more standing within the arts community here.

In 2009 I was asked to join the Board of the International Encaustic Artists (IEA) and was responsible for their monthly newsletter for several years.

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Thea Haubrich – Exhibitions & Projects