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Encaustic with Alcohol Inks and a Dry Shellac Burn

It's been a long time since I've created an encaustic with alcohol inks, but I was inspired recently to take them out and play with them again. It is fascinating to watch the way the inks interact with each other. The alcohol gives so much movement, creating a look within your painting that you don't have much control over. You simply have to watch the way everything settles, and try to add or take away little bits at a time.

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Encaustic Map Cube

I've been so obsessed with maps lately that I can't stop painting them. I think it's mainly because they have so much meaning. A map is essentially just a picture of straight and curved lines. But if you recognize the place it represents,…

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Abstract Painting of Charlotte, NC

I hope everyone's fall has been spectacular so far! I've been so busy bouncing from one project to the next that I'm stoked if I even finish anything at all! Is anyone else like that sometimes? I really hope I'm not the only one, and since…

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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…

quilling art

Abstract Mixed Media Piece- "One Great Whole"

I have had such a difficult time writing this post. I don't know what it is, but every time I try to type out the meaning, or the process of this particular mixed media piece, every word that pops up on the screen is terrible, and I hate it.…

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Square Quilling in Mixed Media Art- "Building Blocks"

Boy, it's been a long time since I finished a project! Two weeks... that's an eternity. My husband and I are both in a local musical- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and it is taking up A LOT of time. (I'll be making some gifts and scrapbook pages…