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;”...
3 Billion Birds Gone

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...

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...

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...