by Dana | Dec 22, 2017 | Art Show, Cold Wax, Encaustic Creation, Encaustic Monotypes, Hanging your own show
Ask for what you want: As part of my New Year’s resolutions for 2017, I wanted to have a solo exhibit. This year I’ve managed to be in two group shows and now, I have a small solo show on display at the Bexley Public Library. How did I get this...
by Dana | Nov 11, 2017 | Cold Wax
November 10th found me at Amanda Jolley’s Studio with about 15 other students, including my daughter Dawn, to attend Lisa Pressman’s “Expanding Your Vision with R&F Pigment Sticks, oils and mixed media” workshop. I was excited about...
by Dana | Sep 24, 2017 | Encaustic Monotypes, Working Large
Last week at this time I was with a group of artists gathered around Paula Roland as she demonstrated Mark-Making, Encaustic Monotypes, and Working Large, in the Jeffrey Hirst Studio in Chicago. FYI: Jeffrey Hirst is an encaustic artist whose work in...
by Dana | Sep 10, 2017 | Eco Printing, Encaustic Monotypes
Last Friday I took a one-day eco-printing seminar at White Iris Arts in Beavercreek, Ohio. Trish McKinney, the instructor, taught us about Eco Printing which uses natural plant materials to print color and texture onto paper and fabric. The process, popularized by...
by Dana | Aug 31, 2017 | My Blog
What happened to August? That month just sped along… it started off with my helping to hang the Hot Wax / Cool Art show at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center and it finished this morning when I picked up only one of my pieces. “Nebula,” my favorite,...