Jul 17
Every time I see a new artistic technique or medium I have the urge to try it. Such it is with encaustic, using colored wax. I thought this would be a fun project to do with my children, becasue for the pigment we used crayons, and who doesn’t like crayons? Since we were experimenting, the …
Jul 13
I’m so happy the mural is finally done, and I got the scaffold out of our foyer. Painting the overglaze was the most difficult part of the entire process. I was able to do some of it from the hall on the second floor, but then on the middle part I realized I needed a …
Jul 12
This is the project I’m currently working on. It’s pushed my other projects to the side, so I’m in a hurry to finish it. I had to take a break when we went on vacation, but now I’m home again and I can see the final stretch. You can see updates of the progress here. …
Feb 17
It’s time for the Renaissance Festival again, and of course the costumes the children wore last year are unsuitable for this year. My husband sweet-talked me into making bodices for the children. I’ve made dozens of these, but the necessity of making them, often at the last minute, has sucked the joy out of it …
Jan 24
This is a present I made for Jane, whose birthday is tomorrow. My camera isn’t here right now, so I had to photograph it using the scanner instead. It would have scanned better if I had done it before gluing on the barette backing, but I think the detail came out well enough. This piece …
