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Combining Encaustic with Mixed Media Scrapbooking Techniques

I've been a scrap booker since I was a teenager, and I began working with mixed media elements in my scrapbooks, art journals, and on canvases as an extension of that passion.  This was all long before I became an encaustic artist.  I've been wondering for a long time if there was a way I could replicate my favorite mixed media looks in an encaustic painting.
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Experiments in Encaustic- Dry Wall Compound and Ink

It took me about three months to talk myself into posting this video.  I had heard about people working with things like Venetian plaster in their encaustic paintings, but I've never tried to do anything like it before.  I'd been fixing a wall in my home, and decided some experiments in encaustic with the dry wall compound I had left over would be super fun.  I also decided to film the experiment, because I love when I can see artists try new things, even if they fail, and I managed to convince myself that others might find it helpful, as well.
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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,…
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"Angel Wings"- Mixed Media Art with Negative Space

Mixed Media Art with Negative Space It always amazes me how the simplest, quickest of projects are often the most beautiful and meaningful of all.  I created this in just a few hours for a friend of mine. She is going through a terrible loss. …
encaustic and alcohol inks

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.