mixed media book with stitching

Creating a Mixed Media Book of Letters

This summer has been a busy one!  I'm so excited to share my latest project with you.  It's taken me months to complete this mixed media book!  But it has turned out so beautifully that I can't help but share some of my excitement and talk…
The Outer Banks Encaustic

Using a Stippling Technique to Build Texture in Encaustic Art

This painting was a study in problem solving for me.  I knew what I wanted, but I didn't know how to get there.  However, through my brainstorming and experimenting, I found and used some new and effective techniques that I absolutely fell…
historical encaustic

Raleigh Past and Present- Encaustic Map

In this Encaustic map painting I've combined two maps of Raleigh.  The first is a map from July 1797- "Plan of the City of Raleigh with all the improvements & all the Numbers july 1th, 1797".  This is a plan for Raleigh's downtown.  I printed it and used gel medium to adhere it to the wood board.  Once I added a few layers of wax, I used a clay tool to make lines in the wax over the block squares, then filled them with burnt sienna oil paint.
etsy shop

My Etsy Shop Reboot

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope all of your holiday plans are coming together.  I am super behind this year- I haven't even finished decorating my tree yet!  And we won't even talk about the fact that I have no idea what to give my husband...…

Abstract Encaustic Maps with Layers of Color

There are so many artistic possibilities that are unique to encaustic painting. Achieving these kinds of transparent layers would be difficult, if not impossible, with any other painting medium.  It's the main reason I love encaustic painting…

My Mixed Media Maps- Representing History

Mixed Media Maps- "City of Oaks" We use maps pretty much every day.  Whether they're printed on paper or interactive on our smart phones, they help us understand the direction were traveling.  Try as we might, it's pretty much impossible…