May showers, new contests, anticipation and wonder........

'Cosmos I'...encaustic wax on board with wire

 'Lustro'...mixed media collage on board..string,paper,paint...

Close up of 'Lustro'...great latin ephemera cards from my dear mom up north..

'Profile' series...chalk/pastels, encaustic wax on board...

'Ghost Bird' cute lil' assemblage mixed media piece utilizing fabulous brass mesh compliments of my fabulous artist auntie Kathy Stewart of Bellingham, WA..YES my family is awesome, generous and EVERYWHERE :)

'Summer Crawls' utilizing photo transfer to encaustic wax method, complete with Walt Whitman poem about summer and a few ferns.

'Wish' mixed media utilizing the citrasolv method on National geographic papers..(look it up, sooo fun!) heated/scorched Tyvek paper and ephemera...for 2012 Gallery 360 sping show 'Upcycled'

'Beyond The River' entry into local mural contest, historically representing the Chinook peoples in vancouver, WA circa 1750-1790's...

MiXeD Up   2O12

Great show with work by members of Gallery 360/Mosaic Arts alliance and Gardner school students.....

 "Hivemind" sculpture closeups from show..lights shorted out but it was still great.

"Black Sheep" Tryptych painting (above) staring down at show...

 "Bondage" Mixed Media in show..
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Me and my little friend Mr. Bee

Special thanks to Gallery 360 and local art extraordinaire Jennifer T. for all of their hard work, support and encouragement!!!

Now into the realm of Contest and Mural land....

"Art in the Heart" poster contest entries...

...Digital drawing for entry #3