encaustic class

for this months class i was still in the recycle mode

going through my studio to find unfinished canvases

i found plenty that needed to be completed or scrapped down and reused

the above canvas had layers of texture

once i hit it with the iron i soon realized what was hidden beneath

a collage of old maps and book pages

this inspired me to dig through my stash of found objects, metal and embellishments 

 



details showing the exposed maps and book pages ( top and bottom left)

texture (bottom right) and

new elements of toothpicks, wire , copper sheeting and rusted washer

gemstone necklace

switching it up from flat leather to gemstones

my friend carmi introduced me to

john beads semi-precious bead line

fire and ice agate

of course I had to incorporate some wire

and some new neo chain

see some more creations on carmi's blog hop

flat leather pendents

i've been enjoying working with the flat leather from metal complex

after making several bracelets for my friend carmi  I moved on to necklace's

and then with some leftover pieces i got the idea to make these pendants

using some suede lace and beads to combine them together

 

powertex sculpture

last month i was fortunate to have brigette thompson instruct me

in many techniques with powertex

our first project was to construct and dress a sculpture

making a wire skeleton, wrapped with foil and masking tape

and then the fun of "mummy" wrapping with cotton strips and powertex

( it reminded me of making mud pies as a kid)

once the sculpture was hardened it was fun to "dress her up"

i chose to leave her hair natural and created a book out of cardboard and paper

and highlighted with a bit of gold powder and varnish

next post i will show you my project with stone art and powertex

encaustic

remembering where i was one year ago

inspired this painting for my primary nurse

who's care and compassion got me through some hard days

black and white magic

recently i signed up for marie otero's on-line class

black and white magic

it's been a wonderful opportunity for me to get back

to photography and photoshop

marie is a great teacher and always gives 150%

 

 

creating for carmi

i  am so happy to be challenged by my friend carmi

she sits me at a table in her studio with some amazing products and says

"what can you do with this"

sometimes i can only feature one element and other times i can mix and match

featuring

 aluminum  wire

flat leather

faux suede tassels

suede lace cord

neo chain

plus all kinds of findings

she displays my work on several of her wonderful blogs

john bead

metal complex

dazzle-it

resin crafts

 

i am truly blessed to have such a great friend and a wonderful opportunity

to create every day!!