This is why I teach. I just got back from my Wyoming Ranch Equine Workshop — and every year, it fills me up in ways I can hardly describe. It’s not an easy one to pull off. I have to pack up my entire studio and drive 14 hours from St. Paul, MN to Wolf,… Read More »Finding Freedom and Perspective: My Wyoming Ranch Workshop Experience
This is one of my favorite things. As many of us have found out the hard way, the edges of encaustic pieces are the most vulnerable and can damage the easiest. I want to tell you about a tip I do that will change your world and protect those edges. Pipe Insulation. Yes. Foam Pipe… Read More »Protecting Your Edges
Invest + Bet on Yourself. I usually write these blog posts in advance, but it’s Monday morning and the post should have gone out 2 hours ago and I find myself sitting at my computer continually checking my emails and procrastinating. Well, the universe just provided for me. There is a theme that has been… Read More »New Work, New Year, New Beginnings
Where does inspiration come from? If that was an easy question none of us would struggle with inspiration from time to time. I don’t think I’m alone when I get into a block and nothing seems to be coming my way. But then, out of blue, inspiration can hit. I recently created an image I… Read More »Finding Inspiration
Do you have a voice? I’ve been thinking about the concept of having a voice in creating art quite a bit recently. A friend and I were roaming through some local artist studios and since she has a doctorate in art history I asked the question…..what do you think of the art we’ve seen? She… Read More »What do you want to say with your work?
Let’s talk safety. As you all know I teach a lot and I’m always surprised how students interpret what it is to set up a safe work environment. I know this can feel overwhelming, especially when you are new to this process. To begin though, the most important thing to remember is to be safe.… Read More »How Safe is Your Workspace?
Caring for Your Photo Encaustic piece. It came up recently in my alumni FB group about how to care for encaustics, so I thought I’d share some of my insights and give you a sample of what I provide for my collectors. But first of all. Caring for your encaustic starts with you and the… Read More »Care for Photo Encaustics
Is this class/workshop for me? The Artistic Image started this morning. This is my signature class where I present tons and tons of information along with a blue-print to follow for creating one-of-a-kind pieces of art. But I’ll be the first to admit The Artistic Image isn’t for everyone. And you very well might be wondering,… Read More »How to decide if an online class is right for you
What printer should I buy? This is about as easy to answer as ‘what kind of camera should I buy’. Like everything you buy first assess how you are going to be using it. Are you a hobbyist who just wants to make a few prints and learn the encaustic process to see what it’s… Read More »Investing in a New Printer
Have you ever asked yourself this question? Why is it that you photograph what you photograph? What are you trying to say, or ask, or define? Today our greatest challenge is to make a powerful and meaning image that is different than the 2.6 billion images created every year. Not an easy task with those… Read More »Why do you photograph what you photograph?