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mixed media encaustic art with quilled paper pieces

Encaustic Art with Paper Elements

I've been doing a bit of practicing recently. Encaustic is one of my favorite artistic mediums to use in mixed media art, but there are times when using my heat tool can really mess up the look I'm trying to create if I'm not very careful. With…
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Abstract Collage with Layers of Texture

Originally  I created this piece as part of a commission for a friend.  She wanted a colorful triptych collage, but my combination of purple and teal didn't quite work, so we decided to try again with red and black.  I still love this piece,…
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Commissioned Triptych

 A full commissioned triptych I finally managed to finish...  Yay for late nights and messy fingers!!  So many layers are included in each of these pieces... Tim Holtz tissue wrap and tissue tape, torn book pages, patterned scrapbook paper,…

Steampunk Mini Canvas Tutorial

I don't know why, but the more I work with watch gears, compasses, and maps, the more I fall in love with all things steampunk.  There's just something about the mix of vintage victorian and industrial that fascinates me, and of course…

Stitched Collage on Canvas

I took a break from rolling all my paper pieces for my quilling pieces and decided to do a stitched collage instead.  Though I still used a lot of paper.  :) I have an old pocket dictionary that I love to use in my collages.  I rip pages…