Have You Ever Wondered ….?
It's time to get busy framing. I just learned that two of my works have been selected for the prestigious National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) Biennial art exhibit. NLAPW is an organization of professional women artists, musicians, writers, and allied...
48,800 Acres
When visiting Oregon and Washington, along the Columbia River Gorge I noticed acres of dead trees. I asked our guide if that was from the pine beetle or wildfires. She said it was from a wildfire set by a 15-year-old in 2017 that burned over 48,000 acres. The area was...
Got Wax?
Three encaustic works submitted to the "got wax?" exhibit at the d'Art Gallery were all accepted by the jury. The encaustic mixed media paintings, part of The Pale Blue Dot series, are: "Deforestation: Gold Mining the Amazon;" "Deforestation: At A Crossroads;" and...
3 Billion Birds Gone
3 Billion Birds Gone is an encaustic mixed media sculpture in the shape of a broken egg. It is part of my ongoing series called “The Pale Blue Dot.” This work took most of the summer with hours upon hours spent building up the raised relief encaustic birds on the...
Work Headed to Zanesville Museum of Art
It is an honor to have Plastics and Coral Bleaching accepted for the upcoming "79th Ohio Annual Exhibition" at the Zanesville Museum of Art. It has been one of my long-term goals to have work accepted into this highly acclaimed annual show. I am particularly...
Creating Encaustic Pulse Coral
If you wonder how some of the 3-D corals are made in my latest encaustic work, I'll explain and show you in the next few posts. While doing research on the negative impact of plastic refuse on coral reefs, I learned that styrofoam will never decompose. So, why is it...
2025 Lunar Eclipse
When the world or life seem overwhelmingly chaotic, go outside and in the hush of the night look up. The stars and planets and all creation are in perfect alignment as they were designed to be. Linger and observe the full scale and beauty of creation and things will...
Awards Announced
After the opening reception of the international photography exhibit, "Empty Places: Abandoned Spaces" at Praxis Gallery, I learned that my submission, Game Over was awarded honorable mention. The exhibit was curated by the gallery staff and the juror was Robi...
Coral Bleaching #1
A recent work, Coral Bleaching #1, was juried into an exhibit at the Museum Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, NM. Given the delicacy of some of the encaustic corals, it ws my decision to have the work presented virtually. The full exhibit of 42 works can be seen at:...
“To create …. takes courage.”
The National League of American Pen Women's (NLAPW) 51st Biennial Conference is being held in the U.S. midwest for the first time in its history 127 year history. The theme is from a quote by Georgia O'Keefe who was a member. The full quote is: "To create one's world...