Prepped & Ready
I'm teaching a two-day Encaustic Collage workshop this weekend at The Bishop's Ranch where I am the Resident Artist. This class is one I've taught many times, so I have a good idea of how to organize the space and
Art-filled Weekend
I just wrapped up a great weekend with 16 adventurous creative women, who in two days learned a bunch of new techniques and made a vast array of interesting, personal, playful and insightful art. It is always rewarding to share
Miracles, the Meaning of Life, oh yeah and Pinterest…
Raise your hand if you love Pinterest….(my hand is up by the way) . If you don’t know what Pinterest is, it is like the idea folder and recipes binder and pattern box you have tried to keep up with
Life’s Layers
Life is a complicated thing - when some things are revealed others are hidden. We are never in a place where we can see, feel, know, understand it all. I am no exception, the future is unclear, the past is
Teaching & Learning
I taught and encaustic collage workshop this weekend and because it was a small group I was able to set up a work station and do some creating also! And because it was a small group I decided to share
Waning and Waxing
Today I had a rare day to go to my studio and just experiment. I’ve taught quite a few encaustic collage classes over the past couple of years but I have just played with the medium for a while. Today
Procrastinating
For about a month I’ve been working on a commission or really mostly not working on a commission. A woman who has bought some of my small encaustic collage pieces over the years asked me to do a piece using
Making Friends With Your Medium: 10,000 Hours or More!
I’ve been spending the week preparing for a two day Encaustic Collage workshop I’m leading this weekend. I spent the first two days gathering supplies, mixing up a big batch of encaustic medium (beeswax and demar resin) tidying up the