Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Conversations



These pieces are titled:

TCP Conversation
Handshake
UDP Conversation

Don't ask. There is a nerd in me.
So... last weekend, at he EAST show, my BFF showed up. She recently sprained her ankle and had to use crutches to walk. But I was so glad that she came to support me.

Anyways... after spending some time at the galleries, we decided to head out. She wanted a beer and I wanted a glass of wine. We had a lot of catching up to do. Her hair has pink highlights now. Last time it was purple. I realize I've missed out on a lot.

We ended up at a restaurant where we ordered the most strange combination of food with our drinks. Lobster mashed potatoes, chopped salad and apple pie. Bliss! Cannot describe how peaceful it was. There is something to be said about being accepted and loved unconditionally.

While we were eating and drinking, we heard a really loud clatter. A man sitting near our table dropped his.... FLASK! He had a flask in his pocket. Who would bring a flask to a restaurant? Not sure. Surely someone who likes to keep his liquor handy. And he was so embarrassed.
I always thought flasks were for college students attending a football game in the stadium during a snow storm. Oh well. What do I know?

So my question to you is, have you taken a flask with you somewhere? And what was your choice of drink?

Posted by Scriber's Web at 7:58 AM 5 comments
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Puttering



Part 3 of 3.

My favorite thing to do. Puttering.

Part of the East show.
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Pittering



Part 2 of the series.

Encaustics, alchohol inks and fire.

Part of the East Show.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Fragmented


I call this piece fragmented. Also part of the EAST show. I am probably going to retitle this to He promised me a picket fence. This is made of computer parts.

I just love working with different objects and encaustics. This one reminds me of a woman, white picket fence and jail.

LOL.

Posted by Scriber's Web at 6:49 AM 4 comments
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Wrapped


My joyous heart wrapped in the darkness of world.

A traditional piece without embeded objects.

Happy 11/11/11!
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Beach Dreams


Another encaustic piece in the EAST show.I used sand dollars, wood cement and beach sand to create this piece.

So where did I get the beach sand from? Everytime I go to the beach, I grab a spoonful of sand and put it in a ziplock bag. This sand is from Hawaii.

This encaustic piece always reminds me of my beach vacations and brightens up my day.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Showtime


For the very first time, I am participating in a huge Austin wide show called EAST. I am excited yet very nervous.  Why? Because I am showing my work with a lot of bigwigs. May they be kind to me.

The piece that you see here is titled Rustic. It is an encaustics piece with rusted cardboard and some string. It is one of the 7 pieces that will be displayed at a gallery. I may end up dropping off some more pieces if they ask for it.

This weekend, the entire east Austin will turn into a chain of galleries. I will be volunteering talking to artists, patrons and even doing a demo of encaustics with found objects. I am a little nervous about that but super excited about seeing artwork by various artists.

This event is really BIG. If you don't believe me, check out the website.

http://www.eastaustinstudiotour.com/

And wish me luck!
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Wall of Scriber



Last year, when I was first armed with a digital camera, my goal was to get into one show. Have my artwork display at one public place. I tried and tried and tried. And accumulated rejection letters. One after the other. But then I finally got a break. And them some more.

One thing about exhibiting photography is that it is a cut throat world. I mean that literally. The photography world is not filled with nice people. They fight. A lot. And everyone wants an entire wall to themselves so they can display their art. I met this lady who I shall call Jane who always wanted a wall to herself. So it became a joke to me. The wall of Scriber. 

Since no one was that interested in my artwork, I created a gallery in my house and called it the Wall of Scriber.

As I explored my artistic side, I dabbled in painting and then encaustics. I was having fun. I met some painters and other artists and realized that it was a completely different world. While the photography world was full of negative people, the painters and artists welcomed me with open arms. They encouraged me and inspired me.

I remember one time when an artist friend of mine stopped by at my place. I was at work. My hubby was at home. We have known each other for years and our kids grew up together. She saw the wall that I had built in my house. When my hubby told me that she had stopped by, I was mortified. I had about 10 loads of laundry going on and my house was an utter mess. I called her up later on and apologized for the messy house. And you know what she said? 

I did not notice any laundry baskets. Or any laundry. I just saw the beautiful artwork on the wall.

Yep. That's what she said. And you know what? I believe her.

So she invited me to exhibit my stuff. And gave me an entire wall.

I had to share this with you. My latest show. All the artwork you see is mine. I have the Wall of Scriber:) Yeah!
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Collage: 2


A while back, I experimented with collages and wrote a post about it here. Oh what fun it was!

My dear bloggy friend Linda at Croneandbearit decided to have some fun and play with it a bit. She posted about it here. And she talked about how much fun she had doing it here.


I swear. Playing with Modpodge is a whole lot of fun! If you haven't tried it, you are missing out on tons of fun!


The piece I posted today was created by Linda. Isn't it super cool? And how adorable is Emma Lou?


Thank you so much Linda for sharing this with us! May many more modpodge projects entertain us!




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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Art Date



Last weekend, my friend A. and I got together to do some encaustics. A. liked the heating gun.




Layer of wax/encaustics medium applied and sealed with a heating gun.



Next, she drew a coffee mug with steam coming out.
 

We then had to make a run to the grocery store to pick up some coffee beans. She then carefully placed the beans and applied heat to it. Oh the aroma of coffee was so very wonderful!



And here is her finished piece. Brilliant! Don't you think?


 

Here she is. Armed and dangerous.
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Monday, November 2, 2009

Encaustics Piece



Recently I started creating encaustic pieces. I often get some questions about it so here are some answers:

What exactly is encaustics?

An ancient art where artist uses wax instead of paint to create artwork. Artists have recently embraced it and made it more current and relevant.

Does the wax melt?

Nope it does not.The manufacturers mix bees wax with a resin and add pigment to it to create a medium.

What do they look like?

See this for more examples.

What supplies do I need for this?

See this for supply list.

My hubby won't "obey" me. What can I do?

Sorry but you are on your own about this one. Once you figure it out, do let me know since I have yet to figure it out.

I am a rat pack and have too much junk sitting around at my home. What should I do?

For starters, I am glad that you are admitting it. That is the first step. Next step, buy more stuff like wooden panels, wax, electric griddle etc. Slap the junk on a panel and paint wax over it. Then call it art like I did.

What exactly is this piece?

Wood panel, black and yellow medium/wax, and a broken plastic chandelier.

So now I need to ask you a question. Can you please help me come up with a title for this? What do you think I should call it?


 
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Saturday, October 3, 2009

A Story


A while back, and I do mean a while back, Mythos, Janice and I decided to do a project together. I would send photographs to Mythos, he would create a collage, and Janice would write a story about it.

So I sent Mythos some photos and he created these fabulous collages and sent them back to me.





Janice is going to write a story about this. Or just provide words. Whatever she wants.




Once the project is complete, I'll post about it.

What is great about it is that none of us provided direction to others. I had no idea what Mythos would do with the photos and no idea what Janice will write about the collages.

I simply do not know.

And I simply cannot wait.
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