Working with Wax

I was in the studio today after not being in for a while.  It felt good to be working again, and I'm getting a rush of creative energy which is well-timed (whew!) as I have a solo show coming up and need some new work.  I started work again on a project that I began in my final year of art school, three years ago, and I have to say, I'm seeing a huge difference in how I am approaching this work now after spending the last 3 years working mostly in colourless wax and getting to know how the wax behaves when heated, melted and manipulated.  It's very different coming back to an older project when you have a much better handle on the materials.  More on this later I guess, hopefully with photos.

Solo Show News

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will have some recent work in my first solo show this summer in White Rock, B.C. from July 27 to August 23.   I am working hard in the studio to create some new encaustic paintings.  Some of them will be very tiny and colourful, and I've also got some ideas on the go for some larger showcase pieces with found objects embedded in them.

Local News - Art supplies

For those of you are local, you might be excited to hear that the beloved Ruby Dog Art House is making a temporary comeback!  They will be opening a pop-up store, not far from the original location of their store on Main Street. Here are the deets:

4570 Main St., between 29th and 30th, just one block north of the original RubyDog's. The first day of business is Friday, from 11:00 to 6:00, but the official Grand Opening is Saturday, February 16th. 
Hours of operation: 
Monday: Closed
Tuesday/Wednesday: 11:00 to 6:00
Thursday: 11:00 to 8:00
Friday: 11:00 to 6:00
Saturday; 10:00 to 6:00 (except this Saturday, when we'll stay open until 8:00)
Sunday: 12:00 to 5:00
Last day of business: Sunday, March 31st.

There will be lots of ephemera, bits and bobs and other great art supplies, as well as handmade things by some local artists and designers:

Giving Gifts:  www.givinggifts.ca   (earth friendly gifts)

Honeywild:  www.honeywild.net    (jewellery)

What The Frame:  www.whattheframe.ca  (very cool jewellery storage)

OnceTwice Design Antiques:  www.oncetwice.ca  (mid-century collectibles)

A Farmer's Daughter:   www.etsy.com/shop/afarmersdaughter  (jewellery)

Little Moso: www.littlemoso.com (babies and kids clothes handmade from bamboo fabric)

Daria's Hats:  Handmade hats, bags and fabric pins

Clare's Collectibles:  Collectible purses

 

Check out samples of what you might find in the store here at their Etsy store!  I made many trips to Ruby Dog while i was at Emily Carr University, for inspiration and art supplies, and returned again as an art instructor looking for interesting things to use in collages. I hope you have some time to check it out and support a local entrepreneur and some local artists.

DisCovery: Earth at Seymour Gallery

Today i am off to Deep Cove to drop off my encaustic piece, Disruption (the second painting made by this name) for the DisCovery show, whose theme this year is Earth.

The piece is part of a series that I have been working on for almost three years, and captures my reaction to seeing a former mining site in the Yukon that is in the process of being reclaimed.

DisCovery: Earth runs from January 8 to February 2, 2013.
Opening reception Tuesday January 8, 7-9 pm.

Admission to the gallery and the reception is free.

Ensemble Show 2012

I'm pleased to announce that three of my new encaustic pieces were accepted into the Maple Ridge ACT Gallery's Ensemble show.  This is my second year having work in the show, which opens today (opening reception from 2-4pm) and runs until December 20th.  If you're going to be in the Maple Ridge area, swing by and check it out.  Admission to the gallery is free (and so is the reception!).

Open Studio This Weekend, October 6th!

Well, i finally decided to make a reappearance here, and in my studio as well after taking the summer off to play in the sun and work on music and other stuff.  Now it's time to concentrate on art again, and finish some encaustic pieces I've been working on for a while.

I'll be opening the doors of my studio this Saturday, Oct 6 from noon until 4 or 5 pm.

You can find the details here.

Come on out and visit me, and tell your friends to come, too!  Check out the "this month's studios" tab to see who else is participating and make a day of it!

I might even have cookies, and perhaps some live music courtesy of the Broken Folk Factory and maybe even myself!

Open Studio this weekend!!

I'll be participating in an Open Studio this Saturday, March 3 from noon to 5pm as part of the First Saturday collective.  Come visit me at Eek Studio  - 1888 Main St. at 2nd Avenue in Vancouver where I'll be visiting Carlyn Yandle and co-hosting.  Come check out our paintings, plus see us at work on projects including the Social Network sculpture/installation, which you can hop on to!

For more information on us and other artists participating:
http://firstsaturday.weebly.com/

Come check out and contribute to the Social Network!   http://socialart.weebly.com/index.html