I never seem to have enough time to blog the way I want to and find time to create as well as all the other jobs I do as an individual artist/designer. Nevertheless, here is a picture of one of my new canvases that was on display in an exhibit this last month. I was inspired by Mary Beth Shaw and her luscious layering techniques. This piece is now back
I’m Molding into a Featured Artist at Amazing Mold Putty
I’m proud to be the Featured Artist at Amazing Mold Putty Blog this month. I have a great project to share there today using Amazing Mold Rubber and a favorite stencil by Julie Balzer – TCW229 Rain stencil to create a new project that just opens doors with the stencils combined with Amazing Mold Rubber. My brain is spinning with fun ideas and ways to use this. Here is a
Hand-Made Painted Christmas Stocking
It is finally time for the 5th Annual Christmas Love Campaign with Susan K Weckesser Inc. This is such a special cause and I hope you will take part with us this year. The Designers at Susan K Weckesser Inc will be celebrating from Nov 2-16 with a Handmade Christmas, sharing projects handmade in honor of this campaign. Thank you to the amazingly generous sponsors at: I used
Aspen Whispers in Encaustic
I am so pleased with how this came out. I have been playing more with my encaustic supplies and happy to have finally bought a simple griddle for my craft table. I’m using the griddle to melt the wax in small tins – or directly on griddle – so I can paint with it! For this piece, I started with a small 6×6 Ampersand encausticbord. I applied PanPastels directly to
2013 East Coast Spring Tour – New England
I arrived in New England to cold winter. Nevertheless, this Florida girl is loving the change of weather. I’m enjoying the beauty of a stark white, sleeping, nature world. I feel the excitement in the air of the promise of Spring. Yes, even with this cold, you can tell people are excited to see Spring is right around the corner. The charm of New England; the woods, pines, snow,