Tag Archives: encaustics

Encaustic 2017 Show

On Friday I visited the Bridgeport Art Center for Encaustic 2017: Rebirth of an Ancient Medium. Several FUSEDChicago members were part of this exhibit, so I knew it would be a fun social gathering of members. In addition, I am always inspired by the works of my friends, and I enjoyed perusing the various walls […]

Edges Show Opening

Encaustic art has grabbed my heart since I first learned about it through Suze Weinberg. I now preside over the group that inspired me so in the beginning, and love attending exhibits by my friends. Kelly Mathews, Kathy Blankley Roman, Denise Marych, Amanda Jolley, Catherine Keebler, Laura LaRue, Dan Addington and Kari Hall Morpho Gallery […]

Blog Hopping

This month several FUSEDChicago artists are participating in a blog hop. I was asked to participate by Alicia Forestall-Boehm, whom I see at various FUSEDChicago exhibits. Her work is quite fascinating, as it takes encaustics to a sculptural level, and I love how she takes cheesecloth, wood and wire and turns them into abstract yet […]

Encaustic Nature in Art opening recap

Last Friday The Art Center in Highland Park hosted three openings. There was the flagship opening of Primal Awareness, my personal favorite Encaustic Nature in Art and a student show of Mosaic art work. The turnout was quite overwhelming. We had one of the first few warmer days (mid-40s) and people took advantage of this […]

My first professional art photoshoot

The drawback of submitting to a few calls for art at once is that you also increase the likelihood of rejection. Both calls for art I submitted to in March fit into that category—garnering two rejections within two days. But hey, I had a 50% chance of being accepted, and that is 100% more likely […]

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