Hi, I’m Yasmine and live in Glasgow. I have always been artistic since I was at school. I studied BA Community Arts at Strathclyde in 1993-1996 and then trained as an art teacher in London in 2002. I didn’t stay in teaching long but realised that my passion was more community work. I have done a lot of things charity work etc. I signed on for a while and had been applying for varied jobs and decided in November 2017 to try to set up my business with PeoplePlus who partner with the job centre. I worked on my business plan to do encaustic art and become a sole trader hence I started in January 2018. I have been doing encaustic art for over 20 years but never been self-employed. It’s been a learning process.​

Encaustic is a Greek word meaning ‘to heat or burn’ (enkaustikos). It involves using molten beeswax melted onto a hot iron to create different textures and effects. I make encaustic art pictures and cards have done some Markets. Please visit my Etsy shop to browse items available and my gallery of artwork and if you have anything specific in mind do get in touch. The other aspect is teaching encaustic art workshops, no art experience is necessary. I have been running beginner’s encaustic art workshops, if you are interested, please get in touch.