Murals, musings big and small

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Loving these stencil demos in my new book 'Encaustics Mixed Media' by Patricia Balwin Seggebruch...stencils made by Stencil Girl Products...... can't wait to try em out for the New Year, along with my new toys, an encaustic batik writing scribe tool, and anodized aluminum print plate!(Thank you santas everywhere!) So what does the New Year bring? In the Year of the Snake I shall be attempting a long awaiting return to the scholarly world, new sculpted art dolls, and local mural projects; all pretty new endeavors. Over Christmas break I fiddled around with garbage and PaperClay and made this White Rabbit from Lewis Carrol's original illustrated version of Alice in Wonderland, for my good and talented Wonderland collector and cohort Jen T.

Looking forward to my first ever official ATC postcard swap organized by the folks at The Art Colony; will post my theme of the month cards here: steampunk, & etagami (art of messy) before I send off...also looking forward to trying demos of using torch on shellac and wood glue for cool effects to mix with encaustic paintings...will post my findings here. January already feels more bearable!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Solo Brickhouse Show!!!

October is here...windy days, creative nights, creepy and strange meets romantic and dreamy....The Brickhouse Bar and grill is graciuosly hosting tonight's First friday art walk After Party, hosted and organized by Art Extraordinaire Drew of Drew-Jones Studio Art, here's a peek of the work that got hung on Oct 1, more pics to come of tonight's show!!!

Promo cards for the show...great thanks to DrewJones Art!!

Embryo II...acrylic

Reminders of Magick..acrylic,airbrush

Witness..'the Moon'

Article in Friday October 5 2012 The Columbian...yay!!!!

Embryo I..acrylic

'Keeper of Secrets'...encaustic wax on panel

'Memory Garden'..encaustic wax on panel

'City in Her Head' acrylic, mixed media, airbrush

'Bondage' mixed media on board

'5ive' mixed media on board

'Vagabond I' encaustic

'Shift' encaustic

'Horripilante' acrylic on wood

'Vagabond II' encaustic wax
A HUGE THANKS to: Angela and Steve at The Brickhouse, DrewJones Art, and everyone who came out for an evening of fun and art October 5th!!!

'Horripilante', 'Witness' & '5ive' (Jimi Hendrix not mine :)

'Witness', '5ive' and 'Keeper of Secrets', and
my friend's husband, Matt T!

An art reception with all my friends and family? Who me???? Why I declare!! ;)

Rocking' the snood with rose, so fun! Could NOT have done it without
my sister, Annie, also a great artist!! :)

About to sing opera? Whatta ham...

Me attempting to act normal with my biggest piece in show and first one to sell, 'Horrorpilante'

My beautiful sistet Annie and I, looking a bit frightened lol

Who knew art could be so glamorous??!! Tata now dearie!!!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

June Juvenescence

'Upcycled' Show First Friday June 2012...at Gallery 360 was an impressive feat of creative reuse, with great work by many members and guests.

Window display for June 2012 inspired in part by Andy Warhol's The Factory, which was wallpapered with tin foil and silvery gleanings by Billy Name.

Entry way for 'Upcycled' show in Long Hall...

LP's painted and suspended from ceiling, local artist from Portland...

'Wish' collage using recycled tyvek paper, Citrasolv method papers, recycled plastic frame...

'Wheel of Ghosts'..though difficult to photograph, this is a mobile made from a painted bicycle wheel, with a ton of tiny vintage images and objects hanging from it...

'Swimming Upstream'..an adventure with a BUNCH of cans, on which I painted a two-sided mural. Seems simple right? WRONG! This took two months and is nearly impossible to restack correctly unless you have a coding system. Complicated, but fun. :)