Pink roses basket

Hallo,

  Another vintage plate basket for you today. This plate is about 6 inches, and the basket is about 7.5 inches round and 3 inches deep.

   These are so much fun to make, The only hard part is deciding what colors and pattern to use. I really like the spiral pattern, simple but interesting.

   All for today.

      Take Care

            Tera

  

 

Large plate basket

Hallo,

    I now have a not so small collection of vintage reticulated plates - the kind folks used to hang on the walls for decoration. I am using them as a base for baskets - the holes around the edges are perfect to attach the coil to.

   I did this one for a Christmas present.

  The plate is an 8-inch plate and the basket is about 14 inches round and 4 inches deep. It took me about 12 to 14 hours to make.

  There will be a bunch more of these plate baskets to come....I think I am addicted!!!

   Take Care

        Tera

 

Butterfly basket

Hallo,

   Between 2 long driving trips I did a bunch of baskets, and we are down to the last one .

   I used a vintage drink coaster that I found at a thrift shop for the base, paper coil and hemp cording.

  This little basket is about 6 inches round and 2.5 inches deep and it took me around 6 hours to do.

  Have a great day!!

         Tera

 

Sunrise at Eaton Ranch

Hallo,

  Another painting from my workshop in Wyoming in early sept. This painting combines several of my photos with encaustic wax.

   The base photo was printed onto cardstock and glued to a cradled wood panel - the sunrise with horses in the background. I added a few layers of wax and added details/texture with wax to the background. 

  The photo of the appaloosa was printed onto tissue paper and embedded into the wax.

  I then added a lot of texture to the foreground and added details to the horse.

    Lastly I added the texture in gold to  the bottom inch of the painting(many layers of wax. Added a line of gold foil and then carved in the little horse brand and filled it in with black.

       Painting is available on my Etsy shop. It is 14 W by 11H and 1D. (coupon code 'ARTSOUL30' - for 30 % off all my paintings right now.

    www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

              Have a great day!!!

                      Tera

 

Companionship

Hallo,

   I have a photo encaustic painting for you today. This is one of the 4 paintings I did at a workshop in Wyoming in early sept.

   I used a photo of the pile of rusty horseshoes as my background  and then added several layers of encaustic.

  The horse photo was printed onto tissue paper and embedded into the encaustic.

  I then painted with encaustic to add depth and texture.

  This painting is 14 wide by 11 high and 1 inch deep and can be found on my Etsy shop.

   www.translucentfirefly.etsy.com

   From now until Christmas all my painting are on SALE for 30% off - just use code - ARTSOUL30 on my Etsy shop or live and in person at HH ARTS GALLERY in Fort Walton Beach  Florida.

   Have a great day!!!

         Tera

 

Butterfly coaster basket

Hallo,

  I found a vintage drink coaster set at a thrift shop and am giving them new life as the base for these cute little baskets. The coaster had holes around the edges which made it very easy to attach the coil.

   I use paper coil and hemp cording for my baskets.

   This one is 7 inches round by 3 inches tall and took me about 6 hours to make.

  I can't just sit and watch TV after super in the evenings, so I always have handwork of some kind to keep my hands busy.

   Take Care

       Tera

 

Bay Beauty

Hallo,

   Still trying to catch up ion everything around here. We just got back from spending some time with my Grandbabies (and their parents :).

  In the last month and a half, I have been out of town 3 weeks of that time frame.... now I get to try and get caught up, get Christmas taken care of and wait for Grand #3 to arrive next week.

   This is one of the paintings I did at my Eaton Ranch workshop the beginning of sept. 

  I painted the background with encaustic. The horse is a photo I too that was printed onto tissue paper and then embedded into the wax. I then painted texture and added details with more encaustic. This gentleman posed so perfectly for me!!!

  I added this painting to my Etsy shop this evening. Look for him tomorrow as I publish my Christmas sale (30% off my entire shop).

   Have a great evening!!!

         Tera