encaustic class

this morning i was thinking about playing hookie

i've been burning the candle at both ends

and felt like a break

feeling guilty by 11 i decided to pack up my supplies

clear wax over patterned wallpaper

ironed and then oil paint rub in to highlite the texture

here i added metallic powders to clear wax

a photo transfer of a tree and some metal found
at an antique market this summer
to finish it off

the apprentice becomes the teacher

way back in the '90's (so long ago)

i remember when i got my first computer

what a deal, i went to the ibm warehouse and got a

computer, printer and scanner all for $3500

i had the intention to scan all my photos, crop them in ps

and print them off to make greeting cards

simple right..............

well, after much frustration and wanting to throw

the whole thing out the window

i happened to mention to a then client my problem

lennie, who was someone i always talked about art with,

asked "how can i help?'

long story shorter..... one visit lead to another

and before you knew it i was a scanning, filing, printing machine

eventually our visits turned into classes and a friendship

starting with picture it and then photoshop

thanks to lennie's patience ( lots of patience) and

wonderful teaching skills i got the hang of this whole computer thing!!!

now, my friend ludgera who has been struggling with ps

has been asking me lots of questions

and now i have become the teacher
(now i really appreciate all of lennie's help!!)

ludgera sent me this photo

wanting to know how to make it look grungy

since i love a challenge and to sit and play
i added 6 layers on top of her photo
trying on every blending mode and adjusting
the opacity and erasing here and there
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above, my finished project
a screen shot of my work
lu's original photo and
the six layers i added on top
5 from shadowhouse and some text
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i do remember that there was times when i just thought it was too
hard to learn, overwhelmed thinking that i was never going to"get it"
and struggling with all the "geeky" stuff
plus i'm sure a few tears where shed!
12 years later, here i am...........
still learning, you can never know it all in ps,
thanks to lennie, marie and susan
plus lots of articles and books
i happy to be able to help someone
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keep calm

and

carry on

happy canadian thanksgiving

to all my fellow canadians

happy thanksgiving!

hope you are all enjoying the fall colours,

turkey and all the fixin's

room with a view

my weekly encaustic classes in the distillery

have been moved to a new studio on the 4th floor

on the other side of the building

i haven't had a chance to wonder around

since classes started last month

looking out the window all i could see is this crane

building the new condo

don't know why i never looked down

i noticed these funky sculptures

so i went for a closer look

the base of these sculptures cough my eye

and these chairs for enjoying the view

encaustic class

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i've been watching the trees and my street change colours all week

so with a large supply it was an easy decision on what to do in class

lots of layers of wax with leaves in between

a photo transfer on top and then a few more leaves to finish it off

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this one i decided to add a little sienna oil paint to finish it off

autumn

besides the autumn poet sings

a few prosaic days

a little this side of the snow

and that side of the haze

emily dickinson

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photo taken at the beach,

the first tree to loose all its leaves

8 layers in all

keeping busy

now that i've got the jewelry bug

i've been going back and forth from

wire to beads and then combining both

i borrowed a book from my friend

making vintage jewelry

by

emma brennan

the beaded flowers caught my eye

and have since made several

so today i added the chain to

see how they look as necklaces

and of course beanie was there to

keep an eye on things

do quality check

and to help!!!