Thursday, June 7, 2012

Beeswax Collage

I've been working on class samples for the upcoming ArtForAll 2012 in Portland next week, where I'm teaching two classes. This event is hosted through atcsforall.com, my favorite mail art trading site.

One of my classes shares techniques with beeswax, tissue and paper napkins, showing the different effects you can achieve by how they are layered. I love how everything blends together when the beeswax is added. 


Here are a few of the 4x4 pieces I've created:




I'm linking up my "painting with papers" images to Paint Party Friday, where a variety of fabulous artists share their work each week. Thank you Eva and Kristin for hosting! 




21 comments:

Rhonda said...

Sounds like it will be a super class Helen! Love all the pieces you've shown here. Happy ppf! :-)

Unknown said...

Wonderful images- I love them all!
Happy PPF!
Stephanie

carol l mckenna said...

All of the pieces are lovely ~ done well ~ sounds like great classes ~~thanks, namaste, (A Creative Harbor)

thepozbabe said...

I love all your Beeswax art pieces. They are always so pretty. I am lucky enough to own a couple of your ATC's too. x

Abela said...

Your always so balanced works. Saludos

kristin maynes said...

Oh, those are fantastic! I love them all...so creative!! Happy PPF!

EVA said...

Very pretty! Sounds like it will be a fun class.

GlorV1 said...

Wow Helen, these are awesome pieces. Great job. Enjoy the class and have a great weekend. Happy PPF!

Tracey FK said...

there are some wonderful well composed images here... gorgeous...xx

deeplyrootedinbeing said...

Wow! Gorgeous!! Happy PPF!

Giggles said...

Very delicate and pretty!!
Happy ppf!

Hugs Giggles

Kat Sloma said...

These are just gorgeous! I love the softness and subtleties of each of them. I would love to take your class, I'm going to have to look into this ArtforAll since I'm in Oregon too. Happy PPF!

Mary C. Nasser said...

Gorgeous paintings with paper!
Especially love the layers of the first and third paintings!
Beautiful!
♥♥♥
Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art

Sabina said...

These are beautiful--and what a fab idea. I can't believe how everything flows together so smoothly--I gotta try this.

Linda said...

They are all so pretty. I too love the look of the beeswax, it really softens the images. Great work.

Enjoy your classes.

Lynn Cohen said...

I bet your students enjoy your classes. I like wax (encaustics) too. Pretty pieces. HPPF!!!

Mandy said...

These are lovely...i love that garden scene to bits...xxx

Deepa Gopal said...

This is stunning! Love each one of them! I have ne'er used beeswax... the art looks so fine:)
HPPF!

Anne Manda said...

Truly beautiful collages, lovely soft images!

Unknown said...

They are beautiful. Very attractive.

JKW said...

I absolutely am in love with the look of painting with papers. You take your fabulous art work and make it so unique though the design of the papers. Amazing outcome. Blessings, Janet PPF

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