encaustic and pan pastels

the thing i love the most about painting with encaustic is

 after 15 years there is always something new to learn

last month i was visiting an artist in the distillery

joya paul , i really loved the look of her new work and

she was happy to share her process with me

pan pastels

usually i would use oil paints or oil pastels

to rub in and add color

i love the translucent effect it give to the wax

valentine necklace

going through my stash of beads i found this mixed bag

i purchased at the john bead outlet before chrismas

they had a fantastic 80% off sale 

it was a great time to stock up on a few supplies

the pearls where the best deal

encaustic

being inspired by my friend ron

i've been experimenting with his technique

of rubbing in oil sticks, heating, adding more wax

and repeating several times

working with blues and copper

i really love way these colors swirled together

creating a beautiful sky

i think i will call this one the

"aurora borealis"

12 x24

on wood panel

encaustic-- i love texture

one of the reasons I fell in love with encaustic

is the amazing texture you can create

on the mend

my oldest memory of any form of craft is sewing

at the age of 4 my grandmother gave me a darning needle and wool

and I practiced on a paper plate

it wasn't long before I was making Barbie clothes and learning to embroider

I earned a sewing machine  by babying sitting when I was 12

my friend ludgera is a wonderful quilter and loves taking sewing classes

above , is a present for last years birthday

I just love the fabric and asked for any scraps

 so I could mend my favorite jeans

I wanted to do something a little different so I visited pinterest

and found this whole world of sashiko embroidery

now im looking for more jeans , just to practice this new stitching!!

going global---global chic that is

 having a bit of fun with my friend carmi

getting to work with john beads  newest product line

global chic

featuring fabric cords

metal findings

beads and semi precious stones

encaustic

one of may favorite things is finding rusted metal

and incorporating it into my work

these pieces really influenced my color scheme

and inspired the texture