lesson plans

I spent part of my Sunday studio day hanging out with Haley Nagy who not only makes books, but also works in encaustics. We're like twins separated at birth! It was so much fun sharing ideas and tips on the two art forms. Haley brought me a little present too. It was a cake of medium she made herself. Of course, I can't remember the specifics but it is different than the encaustic medium that I use, which I buy from R&F. It has a yellow tone to it and when it was melted, a sweet honey smell filled my studio. Thanks Haley!



lesson plans
encaustic
8x16 inches
sold



I tested it out on the piece above that afternoon after our visit together. You can see the top part is warmer than the rest of the piece. Although I should have put my other medium on top of the white underneath to really see the difference. But I did that on another piece that is not quite finished yet. I will point it out later.

This painting is actually two 8x8 wood panels attached. I was working on both of them at the same time without any intention of joining them. Just by chance, I had the bird piece laying above the nest piece on my work table. The edges happened to be touching, looking like the one continued into the other.....and I thought, "hey, that looks interesting......" And so now they belong together.

Numbers and letters are finding their way more and more into my work lately. I think it's because the majority of my days are spent with my 2 year old son and our days are filled with alphabet singing and counting. Alphabet and number puzzles rule our days. His two favorite books right now are Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 . Counting steps, counting crackers, counting counting counting. It's no wonder numbers are infiltrating my work!



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Yesterday I posted Tuesday's journaling tip over at amanobooks.com. Make sure to check it out as it features the amazing journal pages of Seth Apter.