Art Every Day

Posted on | November 10, 2006 | 3 Comments

Yesterday my friend Angie came over and we tried to get the soldering iron to work. It didn’t work. I’m going to re-tin the tip later today and if that doesn’t help, I’ll be heading back to the stained glass store tomorrow. I’m bummed, but it will all be OK! (edit: read more below!)
So, I switched back to doing some encaustic wax work, since that had worked for me. I did a few backgrounds, which are not yet ready to show off, but I did some more work on two canvases after Angie left.

The image to the left is one in which I tried to add more detail than I usually do in my landscapes. I think this has potential, but I’m not sure it’s done yet. On the other hand, I may have overworked it. I’m just not sure yet. Comments are more than welcome on this one! It’s not going up on Etsy just yet. I need to let it sit for a while first… I also wonder if this might not have done better on a smaller or even a rectangular canvas rather than a 10″ x 10″ square one. I just felt like expreimenting, so I’m glad I did. Again, just not sure what to make of it for the long haul! lol

The next encaustic I worked on, I feel MUCH better about. It’s called, “Fiery”. It started as green and yellow and became red and yellow and orange with black and yellow decorated papers in the background. I like this one. I like that the red on the yellow side sort of looks like people dancing in the flames. I spent a *long* time on this piece, and it’s available here, on Etsy, either, but when I do, I’ll post here.

A few nights ago, I started to create the background papers that I use for these collages. I thought you might want to see the papers I created that have just dried. They take about two days to make due to drying time, so really, every collage I do takes several days to create. You all get to see the final views, the “finished” papers that I completed last night and they dried today.

I started to write this entry this morning but a friend, Barbara, came and we did shopping today! Old Navy is having a 50% off clearance items, so I now have some long sleeved jerseys to wear in the studio, along with some cool stuff to alter. And we did not neglect our arty side! We actually went to a bead store today. You know how sometimes you’re in a store and you get absolutely no help? Well, that was NOT the case here. They were so friendly and willing to help, but also understood the need to browse! LOL They were friendly and supportive and well, I can’t help but be pleased with my purchases!

Finally, the art for today: I actually got my soldering iron to work. As I mentioned earlier in this post, I have had a bit of a battle with the danged thing since I bought it the other day. Well, here is what I found out: my iron was too HOT and I needed to bring down the temp with the rheostat. Then I needed to re-tin the tip with sal immoniac, since I had burned the tip by running it too hot in the first place. The important thing is that i did it, and I did not give up easily. The pieces in the photo to the left aren’t perfect, but they’re a start. The two at the bottom are scrap decorative glass I got from the stained glass store and then I created a piece with some original mini-acrylic paintings (you see one side of it in this image, as well!). I still have a lot of practicing to do before I feel like it’s where I want it to be artistically, but again, it’s a start! And, today it’s counting as ART!

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