The Care + Feeding of Your Creative Mind. Each one of us walks our own creative path. One artists journey isn’t any better or worse than another artist. What we do have in common is we all need to stay inspired, because if we don’t, we risk losing our creativity. Part of the care and… Read More »Your Creative Mind
What’s your upgrade plan? I’ve been thinking a lot about upgrading recently. We had an abundance of water this year in Minneapolis and although we haven’t had an issue in the past, it seems this was to be our summer of getting water in our basement. Every time it rained; we were vacuuming up water.… Read More »Upgrade Plan
Get your work reviewed! I’ve known George Slade for many, many years. He’s a photography curator, writer, historian, and consultant. But for me, the most important thing George does is helps individuals find meaning in their own images. Critiques are hard. No one really wants to open themselves up to what others have to say… Read More »The Importance of Reviews
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
Success Secret. Creating beautiful backgrounds for tissue paper images and photo transfers doesn’t have to be complicated—or frustrating. I remember one student telling me: “I’m not an artist. I don’t know how to paint. Show me a way to create backgrounds where I don’t have to imagine it all from scratch.” If you’ve ever felt… Read More »8 Creative and Easy Background Ideas for Photo Encaustics
Raise your hand if you are tired of ‘busyness’. When people ask me how I’m doing, I try never to say ‘Busy’, but the reality is I’ve got lists that put together could stretch out the office door and down the stairwell. But of course, I’m busy. That’s life and I’m not an exception. My… Read More »Tired of Busyness
Get your work out there! Last month I had the opportunity to show my work at Art Santa Fe in New Mexico. And I had a blast talking to all the people who took the time to stop in, see my work, and say hello. I love galleries, and think they do an amazing job.… Read More »The Importance of Showing Your Work
Feel the Fear….and Drive Anyway I’ll be honest — I was terrified to drive across the country with a car full of encaustic art. You’ve probably heard the warnings: “Don’t put encaustic in a hot car!” Now picture this — it’s mid-July, temps forecast in the 90s, and I’m planning an 18-hour drive with 17… Read More »How to Safely Transport Encaustic Art in Hot Weather
Meet David Mould. I am frequently in awe of many of my students. And David Mould is just killing it these days. He lives in Scotland and has found a robust market for his work. Every time he posts in the our Private Alumni FB page, the comments come flowing in on how beautiful his… Read More »STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: David Mould
9 Elements for Strong Photo Encaustic Images. Any image, art piece, or photo will contain some measures of the elements listed. They don’t all need to be present. These elements are not hard and fast. Sometimes a photograph works BECAUSE it breaks the ‘rules’ and makes us take notice of something in a unique way.… Read More »Elements for Strong Photo Encaustic Images