this word really does exist

During my last art workshop in Santa Fe, I learned a technique that everyone in the class came to refer to as “transparentized” the paper. Of course we all decided that it was made up word in the class. It is the process of taking your paper and adding beeswax to create a transparent appearance. [...]

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A Call to artist who work with wax

Since I started working in Wax for over a year now, I am always looking for workshops, other artists, venues that also use wax. I have found many on the west coast and the north east, but none in the south. So I started my research and contact the other organizations to see if they [...]

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Is a painting of a tree “eco-friendly”?

A few weeks ago I attended the Broward County Red Cross Designer Showcase. When I got to the beautiful houses on Las Olas, I was told that the art was all “eco-friendly”. What I discovered was the paint used through out all the homes was a new low-odor, evironmentally friendly housepaint. But I was also [...]

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Monoprint Encaustic-Test

I leave for Santa Fe on Wednesday for my monoprint classes with Paula Rolland. But of course, I can’t wait, so I decide to “figure it out on my own” I already own a Hot Box to make the prints and I have encaustic pigments so I experimented on my own. It took a few [...]

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new series

To keep myself focused, I decided to work in a series. I have many styles that I wish to explore and many times when I work on one piece, I get an idea for another piece. Sometimes within the same concept, but many times very different. Since this “bouncing around of concepts” has been frustrating [...]

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