Private molten-wax art celebrations
Make a layered wax-art keepsake inside an encaustic museum.
Encaustic Art Institute / Museum of Encaustic Art
The institute offers private celebration groups of up to ten making encaustic wax artwork, plus tailored private instruction with Douglas Mehrens. The wider workshop program explores unusual combinations such as cyanotype prints beneath encaustic wax.
Current location note / listed area: Cerrillos, NM
Private celebration offer is basic encaustic making, not a guarantee of the separate cyanotype course. No wedding package is stated. Confirm hot-wax tools, access and appointment availability; posted public season runs April through November with winter closure. Institute, museum and Mehrens-led private sessions are consolidated.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
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- New Mexico · based
Official workshop/private-instruction pages give Cerrillos New Mexico address and explicit private group celebration offer, twenty miles from Santa Fe.