my mentor
Filed in Uncategorized, 3.29.10, 3:01 pm by shansAs I’ve mentioned before, this semester I’ve had the amazing privelege of working under an encaustic artist here in BC: Erica Grimm-Vance, whose work I have admired for some time. She’s given me solid critique and helped me push my work into the more sculpture / installation world. Beyond that, she has inspired me in [...]
before and after
Filed in before and after, in the studio, new work, , 2:48 pm by shansDo you ever feel like a piece of art you make just doesn’t “feel right” after you’ve made it? A few pieces in this By Its Cover series have felt incomplete or just plain wrong, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on why until a few weeks ago….
Below are the before and after shots [...]
in the studio
Filed in Every day art, in the studio, new work, 3.26.10, 1:47 am by shansI have been coming back to this series “By Its Cover” and as it stands now, the end is definitely not in sight. Too much inspiration and experimenting in this series to stop just yet! I am reworking some earlier pieces and will show progress on those in a later post, but for now [...]
augenschmaus
Filed in augenschmaus, eye candy, grad school rants, , 1:14 am by shansAs part of my weekly schedule, I spend at least a couple of hours researching contemporary artists and engaging with their work and letting their creativity fuel my own. For me, (currently knee deep in grad school papers and projects) I rely on this time of augenschmaus to not only keep me inspired, but to [...]
playing catch up
Filed in art show, new work, teaching, workshop, 3.13.10, 6:28 pm by shansI was away for 6 days at a conference / traveling last week and feel like I’m playing catch up!
2 biggest updates:
1) I helped my friend Phaedra, teach an encaustic workshop at the conference. I absolutely love teaching others about encaustics and this was a real treat to be a part of! People came into the [...]
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