My real-lifing is lagging behind in the online world. Two Fridays ago I went to the Compendium Show opening in Woodstock. It was a pleasant drive, even if a bit long, and I had fun visiting with fellow FUSEDChicago Artists. Here are some snapshots. Compendium artists include: Dan Addington, Carrie Baxter, Helen Dannelly, VA DePintor, Linda […]
This month my work is on exhibit in Woodstock. The FUSEDChicago group is having a group show, along with the Illinois Clayworks Guild. I believe 40 pieces are on display, and I am excited to see what the members submitted. COMPENDIUM: a collection of information about a subject. The show takes place October 2, 2018 […]
The Nasty Women Exhibits are making their rounds, and Evanston is participating this week. On June 3, the women of Evanston will present their artistic take on the political climate. Â Through art we can raise awareness, raise money, raise our voices and raise hell! Nasty Women Evanston is inspired by the Nasty Women Exhibition in […]
When I started adding wire to my encaustic collages, a friend asked me to make a piece for her. She bartered for massage services, which I couldn’t refuse! So her Agape piece has been marinating in my head for a while. I started by writing good words on the cradled board and then layered encaustic […]
In 2011 I learned to make wrangled bangles with Brenda Schweder. Little did I know that intro to wire class would lead to a whole new career! Wrangled Bangle by Brenda Schweder in 2011 At the time I considered myself a paper collage artist, and encaustics were just beginning to show up on my radar. […]
My encaustic wire collages are all finished and the March show is hung! It’s been fun to explore what to make and how and when. Some substrates lingered while I tried out various ideas and rejected them, and other pieces came together in consecutive sittings. I repurposed some older pieces into different looks. Adding wire […]
This summer has been so busy that a deadline on my calendar snuck op on me. I only had one day before submissions were due for Edges, Morpho Gallery’s fourth annual encaustic show. I was part of Wax(‘N)Blue two years ago and always love the way this annual show comes together. I decided to continue […]
Mid-June seems to be the time for many gallery openings. I attended 4 between Thursday and Sunday. I was Ahavani Mullen’s “plus one†for Art in Motion, which turned into a “presidential” FUSEDChicago gathering. (Ahavani is a vice president and I am co-President). There was an auction for paintings done by patients of the rehabilitation […]
This is the final week to see Textual Encounters. We had a lovely opening night on March 6, and I hope the gallery got lots of foot traffic this month. Encaustic collages with wire by Maike’s Marvels Textual Encounters focuses on incorporating text into encaustic work. Elyse Martin and VA de Pintor The FUSEDChicago group […]
The Textual Encounters show at ARC Gallery inspired me to create two new collages in February. I wrote about Encounters with Language prior to the show opening. When I warm up the various wax colors I generally have two new substrates to play with. This keeps me from ruining a layer when I am too […]
