exploring the art of ancient wax
One of my students emailed me because she was taking all three of my Encaustic Jewelry workshops at Adorn Me! this February, in Houston, Texas. She wanted to know if there was a difference between the three workshops, Wearable Encaustic Shrines, Waxing Images and Cryptic Encaustics. There certainly are! …
A journal is a bucket. If your Soul knows you have a bucket waiting, it will drain secrets into it. So writing in your journal is a cathartic release, but then, later when you look back at it, it becomes your compass for the path …
Come join me at the To Be True Blue Conference in beautiful Tucson, Arizona anytime between February 3rd and Feb 7th, 2013. I’ll be there with ICE Resin teaching Encaustic Jewelry and techniques for Casting with ICE Resin. Click Here to sign up for workshops! See you there!
Did you ever think about how our artwork evolves over time as we grow in our everyday lives? Every time we have growth in our life, it is reflected in our Art. Think about the growth we have in our work as artists. The piece you are working on …
If you are doing what you are meant to do, no surprise – you’ll be a nicer person to be around. If you are meant to be an Artist, then you’ve got to make Art! Are you stretching yourself, exhausting yourself, to take care of …
I have been making Mixed Media Santos Cage Dolls, as you may know, and I just got an offer from Idyllwild to teach a twenty hour workshop in gorgeous Strawberry Valley, California from July 11th – 13th, 2013. Anyone who wants to come spend three days in the mountains with …
Our house was a bit messy when I was a kid. I mean, my mom was a bit of an artist, and then she went and had five daughters in six years, so there you have it. But this mess really enhanced my play time. …
I was thinking about musicians, and how they may, for instance, channel a full idea all at once: the melody, lyrics, and rhythm; even the bridge or variation comes at once. How, do you suppose this happens? What about you and your medium? Are the …
In my daily life, when I meet an artist, I get excited. I mean, it can be few and far between running into you folks. But I think we drink up a little refreshment in each other when we meet. Yes? Our eyes sparkle and …
Remembering to be grateful develops us into the beings we are supposed to be. We become the best form of ourselves. We should be grateful always, to be our best selves. We know this to be true. So we’re grateful all the time, right? What? …
