Paula Roland's Instructional DVD. Daniella Woolf: encaustic for fiber artists - SDA Demonstrations 2009 DVD. Encaustic + Paper: New DVD from Wax Works West. Encaustic With A Textile Sensibility • Daniella Woolf. Encaustic Workshops. Encausticopolis. Daniella Woolf. RF Paints Blog - Workshops. It is with great excitement that we share with you the list of artists selected to be included in the inaugural edition of Encaustic Works ‘12. Joanne Mattera combed through 416 submissions, and whittled it down to a group of 50 artists whose work will be featured in the book, (you didn’t fall for that silly talk about 18, did you?). Joanne has also written a fabulous and extensive essay about contemporary encaustic that will be illustrated with artwork culled from submissions.
Our original thinking was that this essay could be an opportunity to provide a sort of honorable mention and allow us to include a few more artists, but now that we’ve read the essay and seen the artwork, we see it differently. The essay is more like the meat and potatoes of the book; the portfolio section, which will feature 29 artists, is the dessert! We therefore consider all artists featured in the book, whether with one image or a portfolio spread, equal winners. R&F Handmade Paints. Betsy Eby. Wax and Sculpey. Delicious, yummy, amazing wax. Getting ready for another weekend of teaching in my studio.
Clean paper on the work tables. Packets of collage materials. Last minute tweaks to the lesson plan. It keeps getting better if I do say so myself. These are sample boards that I prepped this week for the new students. So while I had a friend and houseguest for a few days I got to putter in the studio more than usual. I've been reading: Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. This is Ysabella. She is an independent noble woman from the 14th century, has inherited her father's money and refuses to marry. She shows a strong aptitude for business and carries on the family trade of import export. She has a penchant for good wine, rich food and little dogs. She absolutely refuses to mingle with the other girls saying that she's from a different time and place and has no interest in making friends with these lot.
Sheesh, now I gotta make a little dog. Getting through winter.