Let’s talk about color. Most of us have been introduced to the color wheel somewhere along the way. And I still remember the old ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet), but how does color play a role in defining our voice and our style?… Read More »Color and its role in your artistic vision
Stay Motivated! I’m feeling a little unmotivated these days. I’ve had my head down completing my latest course, Embracing Tissue Paper, and now I really don’t want to do anything else. Staying motivated has been heavy on my mind. I asked my creative circle about what keeps them motivated and was surprised to hear almost… Read More »Motivation
This is definitely not business as usual. I’m not even sure what to say in this post. I’m just trusting that the words will come as I type. I’ve been self-quarantined for 2-weeks now and I’m feeling defeated, sad, powerless, exhausted, anxious and bored. It’s an incredibly fearful time for many of us and I… Read More »Painting through a Pandemic
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
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 backgrounds for tissue paper images and photo transfers doesn’t have to be complicated and 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 in which I don’t have to create it all in my imagination. I’m going… Read More »Creating Backgrounds