picture perfect

i can take photos all day long and find a few that i'm happy with

last sunday the conditions where wonderful

a stormy sky, fall colors. and soft lighting

as i drove back home along hwy 7 i came around a soft bend in the road

and there it was the "perfect setting|"

for a second i thought "damn i should stop......no time, i've been out all day

next time......no , when will there be a next time, and will it be this good??

i quickly did a U turn and got this shot

and glad i took the extra time to enjoy the scenery

liquid gold

in case you were wondering this is what 32 pounds of bees wax looks like

i'm teaching encaustic classes at busy b's this month

when i ran out i called my connection  only to find out that this hasn't been a

good year for bees and a small harvest

i drove to peterborough to get 10 pounds and ended up with a lot more!!

(because you will never know when you may run out!!)

photos from my demo and last class

everyone got their hands "wet"

and now they are ready to take it to the next level

i look forward to this sunday's class

scenes of fall

scenes from the farm in port perry

more on my flickr page here

encaustic class

sometimes when you just don't know where to start

it is best to go back to the basics

today's class was an experiment in layering photos and multiple photo transfers

the simplicity of the black and white made it easy concentrate on the photos

which eventually lead me to creating some texture

and keeping with the b/w theme

i created some fun combinations

creative festival

this years creative festival for me was all about fiber arts

last year as i wondered the show i discover gio gaudet

and his wonderful felted coats

so this year when he was offering a class

i was excited to sign up

his work is amazing and now i appreciate just

how much work goes into one piece

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my second class was creating texture and dimension

with christine alexiou

this is something i can do while watching tv

hopefully i will finish my sample before christmas!!

clearing my head

with a hundred things on my mind

classes to take (at the creative festival) and

teach  (encaustic at busy b's and christmas tree pin at john bead),

 which also includes lesson plans, kits and samples

crocheting, putting the garden to bed and

all my regular chores and work

i needed a little break

and nothing works better than a walk on the beach

the water always sooths my soul

above a photo taken on my iphone of the luety lifeguard station

using the "hefe" action in instagram

i really don't know clouds..................

when i first arrived in the parking lot for dinner

i thought cool clouds and took this picture

i stopped and wondered, how does this happen

they all seemed to be moving into  the setting sun

as i pondered i thought when i get home i will google and find out

by the time i got to the end of the parking lot i turned to look again

things had changed, dramatically

what a difference 4 minutes will make

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when i got home i googled and found out that

i really don't know clouds at all