Artist Mentorship Sessions: Unlock Your Creative Potential
Who Are These Sessions For?
If you’re an encaustic artist who has invested time in developing skills, taken courses, shared your work online, and participated in exhibitions but still feels the need for support to elevate your artistic voice and professional presence, my Artist Mentorship Sessions are designed for you. Drawing from my two decades of experience as a professional artist and workshop instructor, I understand the challenges artists face. Like you, I once lacked direction and didn’t feel fully professional until I found a mentor. With their guidance, I gained discipline, accountability, and valuable critiques, which propelled my career forward. Inspired by my own journey, I began offering short mentor meetings during my workshops where students discovered their voices, asked the right questions, and experienced transformative results. Mentoring is a collaborative process where mentees actively contribute to their growth and development.
My new one to one coaching private sessions will transform your learning experience !
Available for time zones all over the world
What I Offer
Personalized Virtual Artist Mentoring Sessions
Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced artist, my virtual mentoring sessions are customized to your unique needs.
We can meet once or twice a month—it’s up to you.
During our sessions, you’ll bring your own ideas, questions, and creativity, and I’ll meet you halfway with encouragement, support, and constructive feedback.
Together, we’ll push your artistic boundaries and explore new directions.
Mentorship Philosophy
Support and Understanding: My role as a mentor is to understand and support the artist’s journey towards creating authentic, personal work.
Targeted Responses: I provide targeted, in-depth responses to help artists jump-start their work, strengthen their artistic voice, or find guidance in creating new work for exhibitions.
Insightful Process: I aim to develop an insightful process for deciphering meaning and purpose from the art created.
Mentoring Approach
Personalized Feedback:
Discussions on work in progress, studio practices, or medium-related challenges.
Tailored Assignments: Assignments and feedback to meet each artist’s goals and help develop a coherent body of work.
Deepening Artistic Work: Provision of meaningful materials and exercises to help artists find direction or clarify their vision.
Art Direction and Accountability: Guidance on studio setup, supplies, color choices, composition, design, and technical issues.
Creative Roadblocks: Helping mentees overcome creative challenges.
Career Development
Marketing Support: Assistance with marketing work, utilizing social media platforms like Instagram, and approaching galleries.
Career Strategies: Helping artists define their artist’s statement, develop career goals, price their work, and expand their portfolio.
Online Opportunities: Resources for online exhibitions and additional career support.
Skill Development
Technical Excellence
Achieving technical excellence through critiques, self-critique, and demonstrations.
Creative Practice: Setting and achieving goals for a profitable creative practice.
Resources and Tools: Sharing resources for improvement, guidance on what tools to use, where to save, and where to spend.
Structured yet Flexible: Encouraging routine and experimentation within a structured plan.
Who ?
Isabelle is a professional visual artist with a BA (Hons), originally from La Rochelle in the southwest of France, and currently residing in Ireland.
Her artistic journey began with a foundation in sculpture, drawing, and painting at l’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Poitiers, France. In 2006, she graduated with an honours degree in fine arts in Ireland. Since then, her artistic endeavours have taken her on a dynamic path of national and international exhibitions, showcasing her work in locations such as the USA, Northern Ireland, China, and France. She is a former member of Artspace in Galway and G126, and currently serve as a board member of The International Encaustic Artists (IEA) organisation which supports the growth and advancement of wax artists internationally and provides opportunities and resources within a global community.
With over 20 years of extensive experience and active knowledge in facilitating art workshops, Isabelle is an accomplished artist and seasoned mentor. She has led numerous art workshops, organized projects through the Arts Council, and worked as an art teacher within the school system. Since 2013, Isabelle has specialized in Encaustic painting, regularly conducting workshops and art retreats both nationally and internationally, including the renowned International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Mulranny Arts, and Leitrim School of Art in Ireland. Isabelle is also an instructor for the yearly online program “Painting with Fire,” which brings together 27 world-renowned artists to offer encaustic masterclasses globally. Additionally, she is part of the IEA mentor program, providing art study coaching to artists for their professional development. Her nurturing approach empowers mentees to reach their full potential, making her an ideal mentor for those seeking growth in art, community, and personal development.
How can we make this happen?
Once we’ve settled on a suitable time for our call, we’ll discuss the specific areas of your practice that require mentoring.
Whether you’re a total beginner, an advanced artist, or working on a particular project, I’m here to assist.
And don’t worry about time zones—I’m available to connect with artists from all corners of the world!
What materials would I need ?
This will depend on your level and your needs. I will send you a short list of simple materials to acquire.You will need ( please refer to my resource page for supplies and suppliers)
- Hot plate
- Heat gun or blowtorch
- Brushes
- Encaustic medium and some colours ( i can send you a small list of basic colours)
- A board to paint on
- Wi-Fi connection and camera set on tripod
Different formulas available
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Please email me for more information or with questions and to schedule your session.