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Testimonials from art centers where I teach,
people who have taken my classes or ordered supplies
& other Encaustic Art teachers
I wanted to say a great huge thank you for the workshop last night at Joan’s. It was the most inspiring class I’ve ever been too and you are a wonderful teacher.
Thanks so much Thea - you opened up a whole new chapter in art for me.
Diane B., Coldstream, B.C., March 2010
Thanks Thea: Your business is fantastic! Where else could I order on Sunday night and have it put in the mail on Monday? Thanks again,
Joanne Y., 108 Mile House, Jan. 2010
As you know because of my eyesight I am not much good with a brush anymore –that is why encaustic is so great for me! Jean D., Manitoba, Nov. 2009
Wow, was I excited when I got home and saw the parcel sitting on the table!! Thank you so much for your speedy delivery.
Sandy C., Nov. 2009
I'm so impressed. Recd my order today! That's fast. Everything looks great and now I need to start! I'm sure I'll be ordering from you again soon. Fabulous service. Thank you thank you.
Lynda G., Nov. 2009
Thank you for a wonderful weekend.
I don't remember the last time I had such a good time.
Cheers
Jo-Anne, June 2009
We all had such a good time. Everyone has been contacting me to say how much they enjoyed your enthusiasm and great teaching style. We will let you know how we progress.
Williams Lake, June 2009
Dear Thea,
Just a short note to thank you so much for the 'Basics' class on
Sunday. I thoroughly enjoyed your class and meeting some new
Naramatians. I only wish the class was longer! I didn't want to
leave! I hope to attend either a circle class or another class at Leir
House in the future. I have mentioned your class to my friends and they
are very intrigued. I went to your website and looked at every picture
in your Gallery. I am fascinated how you create your pictures,
especially the Asian, water, flowers and landscapes. Thank you so much
for such a fun day and taking the time to share your knowledge with us.
I hope to see you again soon. It was a pleasure meeting you!! Warmest
regards, Barb S.
Naramata, Feb. 10, 2009
Thea:
I want to thank you SO MUCH! for exposing me to encaustic art. I have definitely found a new creative process that will enhance my cards or just express myself and the inner creative me. The journey has now just begun and practice, practice, practice will take place.
Thank you once again for the inspiration.
Stuart A., Coquitlam, BC
I so enjoy our workshops and circles. It is my little escape from the everyday. What a bonus when I take home something that I like. I think I would just keep coming to classes no matter how much I already know. They are such a joy to participate in. Everyone is always so nice and helpful. It is a great mix of people. I think you bring out the best in us.
Linda S., March 1, 2008
John Buckland, Encaustic artist, hotplate expert, Wales, England
http://www.encaustic.com/artists/johnbuck/johnbuck_booking_form.html
”Workshops run by Thea will be an exciting adventure into the world of Encaustics.
Thea is a very skilled demonstrator of techniques, her rich imagination and technical skills combined with her excellent teaching methods produce a very valuable experience to those who wish to take the step forward to this fun and rewarding medium.
Her workshops come highly recommended.”
Brian Wilson, Chairman Penticton & District Community Arts Council
This is a letter of introduction and support for one of the Okanagan’s valued art instructors and artists, Thea Haubrich.
The Penticton & District Community Arts Council has been honoured and delighted to have Thea as an integral part of the Arts Community in Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos and beyond. Her love of the Encaustic meduim has sparked a huge following within this realm.
Thea has sat on the Board of Directors of PDCAC for the last few years and has chaired the Special Events Committee during her tenure with us.
Mrs. Haubrich launched a successful exhibit this past year, at the Leir House Cultural Centre using the work of her many students. Attendance at this event was one of the highest of any exhibit for many years.
The popularity of the encaustic medium has caused the membership of the PDCAC to look closer at making Mrs. Haubrich’s classes a feature of the ongoing art events at Leir House Cultural Centre. We all hope she will consider remaining as one of the focus points of art education in Penticton.
Penticton, 2007
Jane Curtin, Workshop Coordinator, Summerland Community Arts Council
It gives me great pleasure to offer this letter of introduction for Thea Haubrich. Thea has been affiliated with the Summerland Community Arts Council as an instructor for two years. She has given 3 workshops during that time and all were well attended. As a matter of fact, her first class enjoyed themselves so much they booked her right away for another class.
Most people had not heard of the technique of painting with wax but the participants found Thea's methods and personality very easy to follow. She was well prepared and very encouraging.
Thea has always been wonderful to work with as an instructor. She comes prepared to give everyone a good experience and is gaining a reputation locally as a much sought after teacher.
Should you have any questions please feel free to call the office at 250-494-4494.
Summerland, July 17, 2007
Samarpan Faasse, Executive Director Okanagan School of the Arts
Thea Haubrich approached the Okanagan School of the Arts in 2005 with a proposal to teach Encaustic Painting in our Summer Session. She was encouraged to do so by Nel Witteman, one of our directors.
The weeklong workshop was a great success. According to student testimonials Thea is an excellent teacher with a sincere passion for her art form. Many students found their expectations more than exceeded.
Her courses are well prepared, she is flexible when circumstances require and she supplies all the materials, so students do not have to buy expensive equipment beforehand. She approaches every student in an individual manner, either professional artists or people who just seek a fun way to be creative. Thea returned in 2006 and 2007 to offer her workshop again. Enrollment has increased over the years, by word of mouth and through our regular marketing program.
Prior to Thea’s arrival in 2004 Encaustic Painting was practically unknown in the Okanagan. Over the past three years, she has built up an excellent reputation with her courses, exhibitions, demonstrations and informal painting sessions. Attendees come from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the USA, as well as BC. She is a well-respected member of the art community in the Okanagan.
Thea maintains her own website with a wealth of information about Encaustic and her current workshops.
We highly recommend Thea Haubrich as an instructor of Encaustic Painting.
Penticton, August 9, 2007
Sarah Gattinger, Recreation programmer, Sonora Community Centre, town of Osoyoos
Thea Haubrich has been teaching Encaustic Art classes at the Sonora Community Centre for the past two years. Her classes have been well received in the community with many registrants participating in both the basic and advanced classes. Students have been curious about the class and enjoy being able to create wonderful pieces of art in one afternoon.
Thea has been very professional and a pleasure to work with when setting up courses. She has been accommodating in the times that she is available to teach classes and has always helped promote the classes being held here at the Sonora Community Centre. I would highly recommend her and the courses that she teaches.
Osoyoos, July 27, 2007
A few comments from 2005 OSA students:
The class was so much fun and we all produced some beautiful pieces of art. Thea is so enthusiastic and encouraging that it is hard not to enjoy this art medium and the colours of the wax are just stunning. J. K.
There was something for everyone in your course and I really believe we all loved our work because encaustic art seems to be so fluid and non-restricting - it was wonderful to see "how things evolved" as the wax moved around creating unplanned little bits of "WOW". C.M.
Thea is a very gifted teacher who can lead and direct but was also able to step back and let me find out things for myself. I haven't met anyone who hasn't been fascinated by the technique and the results. N.H.
A Testimonial to the Teaching of Thea Haubrich
Thea has single-handedly brought awareness of encaustic to the Okanagan and to BC. She is one of very few instructors in this medium in Canada, and enjoys a well-deserved international reputation for her own work. In addition, Thea is a supplier of materials, which means that artists and craftspeople can always have access to pigments and tools long after the workshops have ended.
As an artist who has painted for the past 30 years myself, I respect Thea’s commitment to her medium, and her tremendous generosity in sharing her knowledge with others. She paints, she shows her works, she maintains an online gallery on an international encaustic website. She encourages others to follow suit. She is a mentor. In that role, she hosts monthly drop-in studio sessions, where artists work and share with peers. As a practicing artist herself, Thea leads by setting an example. Her motto is Always Give Your Best.
Carol M., Okanagan Falls, 2007
Margaret P. works part time in the Mustard Seed bookstore at Naramata Centre. Margaret was among the first students of Thea Haubrich when she began giving encaustics classes in the South Okanagan. She has found Thea to be a wonderful teacher who is able to impart the special techniques of encaustic art through personal step-by-step demonstration.
As a result Margaret has acquired a level of proficiency that has enabled her to exhibit her own vibrant encaustic images in two public exhibitions; eloquent proof both of the accessibility of the encaustic medium and the skillful teaching of Thea Haubrich.
Margaret P.
Okanagan Falls, July 2007
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