Mixed Media Artist

I work primarily in acrylics and collage.I use collage and beewax in my assemblage works and am now completing several shrines using found objects. I have been experimenting with encaustic collage and have found the medium very challenging. The paint is a combination of melted beeswax and pigment. A small amount of damar resin is added for hardness. I mix these paints myself and while painting all custom colors are mixed directly on a hot palette.
I will share my progress with this exciting medium with photos of work in progress and finished pieces.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

A Glimpse Inside My Creative Space

I wanted to share my true creative space, so, I did not clean up, or stage any of the photos I am about to share. Ha, I'm sure you will be aware of this fact immediately. Yes, I am messy and work best when everything is in plain view and within my reach. So, that being said.....

Here is one of the shelf areas I have for displaying the things that are inspiring me at the moment.



Lots of wire shelving for storage, and a spot for my printer.




 


My drawing board. This a great one as it can go completely flat for watercolor. My  journal is open






A bit of nostalgia thrown in for humor. My solo show poster for graduation, the year has to be wrong!






A pegboard is always a handy way to have your tools at the ready.






These are the skylights above my paint station.






A view of my encaustic area.






I have plenty of electricity for my hot palettes and irons and a magnetic strip for all the colors I use.





My collection of wax pigments to use in the creation of the encaustic paints.
I just returned from an encaustics class where I was the studio assistant for friend and artist Lisa Pressman. I will devote my next post to my experiences at Penland, NC with her. And also elaborate more on the encaustic space I have, and how I mix medium and my paints.