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mixing shellac

Mixing Shellac Myself and Using it in my Shellac Burns

Dry shellac burns can be a harder than wet burns because the quality of the cells you get depends on how heavy your hand is and the size of the flame you use with your torch.  It can be really tricky to get the balance right.  I also learned recently that the concentration and age of your shellac also makes a HUGE difference.
text impressions in encaustic paintings

Adding Text Impressions into Encaustic Paintings

Most of the time when I'm stamping on my art, I'm not trying to get a perfect image transfer.  I'm going for a more abstract type of look, with random parts of the stamp popping out and a kind of blended look with the other parts that are not so clear.  Because of this, I didn't bother mounting this one before I started stamping.  And because I didn't wait until the wax was cool, I started getting these amazing impressions stamped into the wax, completely by accident!

Encaustic Bubbles- Abstract Wax Art using Incised Lines

I'm not sure where my fascination with clusters of shapes and holes comes from, but I find myself coming back to this type of work again and again.  From my quilled abstract works to this new line of encaustic pieces, clusters of circles are everywhere.  I guess you could call me a trypophile, rather than a trypophobe. 
art and grief

Art and Grief- Expressing Emotion through Mixed Media Art

This is going to be a hard post.  I suppose that makes sense since the subject matter is so emotional.  Still, I feel it's important to share this, so here I go. My husband's mother recently passed away.  Rather than go into all the details,…

Catalina Encaustic Map Painting with Shellac Burn

  Whew, this has been a crazy couple of weeks!  I opened my studio, started a local artist meet up, updated my youtube channel, and of course worked on some pretty awesome pieces of art, including this Catalina encaustic map painting. …
fluid acrylics

Creating Fluid Art with Leftover Wall Paint