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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…
mixed media piece with quilling

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.…
square quilling art by Anjuli Johnson

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…
Resin and Paper

"Forces of Nature"- using a make-up dauber to create abstract pieces

I've been experimenting with different tools and mediums lately because I'm setting up some workshops and I want to find the best tools to create easily understood and mimicked techniques.  This is one of the best canvases from these experiments,…
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Abstract painting- "Master Plan"

Ok, confession time- this had been a rough week.  I won't go into all the details, but suffice it to say that the past few days have not been pleasant.  So, I headed to my studio and started painting.  I had no idea what I was doing, I just…
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Symbolic Mixed Media Collage- "Windows & Doors"

This mixed media collage is literally a huge mess.  :)  I wasn't sure what I was doing when I began, I just started working, hoping for it to take on a life of it's own. Do you ever finish a piece that you don't really like, but you love…