ALIVE - 5 day Encaustic Retreat (May 4-9 2025)

Friday October 24/25

Arrive anytime after 9am for a light breakfast as you set up your work-station. The workshop will begin at 10am and go all day until 6pm. We will break for a quick lunch and dinner will be served at 6:30.

Please note 3 meals are included.

BYOB

Water, coffee/tea and served all day.

Saturday October 25/25

Arrive anytime after 9am for a light breakfast. The workshop will begin at 10am and go all day until 6pm. We will break for a quick lunch and dinner will be served at 6:30.

Please note 3 meals are included.

BYOB

Water, coffee/tea and served all day.

Sunday October 26/25

Arrive anytime after 9am for a light breakfast before we begin our workshop at 10am. This day we will work until 4pm. After that time, we will clean up and pack up and dinner will be served at 5:30.

Please note 3 meals are included.

BYOB

Water, coffee/tea and served all day.

The retreat will take place at  3650 Narrows Road, Severn, ON L0K

Directions: If you’re heading North on the 400 take exit 149 to Quarry Road in Severn.
Take your first left onto Hodgins Road.
Follow Hodgins Road for 7.4km.
Turn right onto Narrows Road.
Eco Bay Chalet will be on the left.

The brand new ECO chalet will be home to our retreat for 3-days of intensive painting! This luxury facility is the perfect place to play with encaustic and mixed media for days! Our private chefs will prepare 3meals per day for us. Dietary restrictions can be accommodated.

LODGING (Not included): We have a several options for you;

1) $ Bunk room $45/nt Book via my website.

2) $$ Corporate rate offisite at

All prices are listed in Canadian dollars (CAD) and subject to tax.

Introductory Priced at $1250 ! (Next year price will be $1600.

What's Included?

• 3 days of mixed media art instruction
• 3 meals per day + snacks
• All art supplies (except wooden panels).
• Budget-conscious lodging available (for 8 people).

Deposit $250

Balance $1000

(Can be invoiced in three payments of of $350 each). Send request for this option with deposit.

TWC is "Two Worlds Collide", a stable fusion of mixed media and encaustic art developed by me in 2011.  I self-published a tiny book after discovering that chalk and clay-based paints could be a practical and stable underpainting layer for encaustic art. This technique has slowly morphed into the realm of common-knowledge but the science behind it, is not fully understood by most.  In this retreat, we will be fully-immersed into the stable practices that make this process such a success and you too will understand how to push boundaries with your processes and materials.

Christina Lovisa, a native to Canada’s Capital city, Ottawa, is a self-taught, soulful, contemporary, mixed media artist. Working in a broad range of mediums, from encaustic (beeswax) to acrylic paints and ‘found object assemblage’, she produces a varied range of artworks that emerge from a place of deep connection to her Divine-self. Her paintings have been in shows and galleries in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and New York City. She has an international clientele, which includes Cirque du Soleil and the Micheal Jackson estate. Private galleries in North America represent both her original works and art prints, taking them to clients around the globe. Lovisa has learned to share her process and is recognized as a master mixed media art-instructor.

1. 12-16 Wood art panels (6x6") to be assembled into a square (24" x 24") or a rectangle (24"x 18'). NOTE: I will be showing you how to attach them at the workshop and you will do it at home if you like. You may make and add more tiles at home like my sample piece at 36" x 36". You can choose between gallery or regular depth panels. Uncradled panels may also be used and later attached to another panel at home. Sets are for sale on my site.
2. Personal images and photos. A detailed list will be sent.
3. Favourite mineral based paint colours or acrylic paints. I will have several on hand but if you do not want to be disappointed, bring your usuals.
4. Favourite mixed media materials or tools. Everything is supplied but if you have specific things you wish to include, please bring.