Thanks for your patience while I helped my little blondie patient. So I jumped back into the studio and decided to do something completely out of the box - because you never learn anything unless you break things along the way. Or at least make that attempt. I'm happy to say, not only did I not break anything but barriers - I invented something NEW...and here she is: This, my loves, … [Read more...]
Week 3a: Clearly Melting with Encaustic Medium
This week features Encaustic Medium. Encaustic, meaning "to burn in" in Greek, dates back to the 5th century B.C. Used in present day, it is a versatile method of painting with a beeswax-based paint kept molten on a heated palette. Encaustic medium is more than just beeswax, though. It is a combination of beeswax and damar resin. The damar resin keeps the beeswax translucent (prevents it … [Read more...]
StencilGirl Guest DT – A video companion…
I'm guest-posting on the StencilGirlTalk blog today! Make sure to drop by and give them some love. The link is: http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2014/02/stencilgirl-guest-designer-sally-lynn.html for the direct link to the post on their site. Lots of great information there. The project is a 4" x 12" canvas. The pictorial and details are on the StencilGirlTalk … [Read more...]