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Michelle Belto is a multi-faceted artist and teacher, whose
work as an artist, educator and author spans more than forty
years, three continents and multiple publications. She holds
degrees and certifications in Fine Art, Theater and Expressive
Arts. Michelle’s teaching schedule includes instruction in
her signature work with paper and wax (Wax and Paper
Workshop, Northlight Press 2012) and her life’s work
developing an insightful process for deciphering meaning
and purpose from the art we create. Her work is in private,
corporate and museum collections. Michelle is a R&F Teir
Instructor for R&F Paints and an adjunct faculty at Southwest
School of Art where she teaches a variety of encaustic
painting courses.

Lyn Belisle is an award-winning teacher, artist, designer,
and writer, who has taught a range of fine arts, humanities,
English, and graphic design throughout her career. Lyn
teaches mixed-media workshops at Lyn Belisle Studio
in San Antonio. She also teaches nationally, recently in
Taos, Santa Fe, Provincetown, and Washington State. Her
signature media are earthenware, paper, encaustic, and
fiber. She has had six one-person gallery exhibits since
2011, and recently retired from the faculty at the Computer
Science Department at Trinity University. Lyn is an active
member of the San Antonio Art League, the Fiber Artists of
San Antonio, the San Antonio Potters’ Guild, the Encaustic
Art institute, the International Encaustic Artists, and The
American Craft Council.

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