Tangled roots

Hallo,

   Well, that's the title for now anyway. This is what happens when you find a chunk of wood laying on the side of the road and it  challenges you to make something with it. (first pic - measures about 6 inches wide by 22 tall and 2.5 inches deep)

  I made the tree with paperclay - second photo. Then I added a few plaster strips on the top half - 1 for some extra strength and 2 so I would have a white background to paint on(third pic) 

  Then I painted with encaustic paint and added details with encaustic and a hot pen.

  Fun little experiment - will go to a show at Artel in Pensacola in a week or so.

  Take Care

       Tera

 

Hallo,

   Another finished painting for you today - cyanotype with oil pastels and encaustic wax.

   Painting is 11 by 14 and framed in a black float frame.

   Take Care

       Tera

 

 

Dragonfly Dreams

 Hallo, 

    A quick post today with another cyanotype and encaustic painting, I started with a cyanotype and colored portions with pastels. I glued the print to a cradled wood panel and added encaustic and more pan pastels in layers with the encaustic. 

  On the left side I built up some interesting texture and added some silver foil. 

   The dragonfly is one of my photos that I printed out onto tissue paper and added the blue/turquoise/purple with a fine tipped hot pen.

  I was pretty please with how this one came out!!! Course I love dragonflies!!!!

    All for today - Take Care

           Tera

 

Firefly Garden

Hallo,

  I had forgotten to post this one because she went to a show right after I finished her. 

   This is a 15 by 22 cyanotype on watercolor paper that I mounted to a cradled wood panel. I then added encaustic medium and colored it with pan pastels in several layers.

  Lastly I added gold 'fireflies' with encaustic paint.

  She is framed in a black float frame.

   All for today - Take Care

   Tera

 

Coral red and turquoise basket

Hallo,

  I found and old silver bowl at a thrift store, shined it up and used it as a base for a sweet little basket. I stands about 5 inches tall and 8.5 inches round at the top.

  I used 1/4 inch coil from Dick Blick art store and some hemp twine I found at Joanns, beads are also from Joanns.

  This one took me about 2 weeks total.

   Take Care

       Tera.

 

Leaf basket

Hallo,

   I typically keep my hands busy when relaxing on the couch watching TV at night. This basket took me the better parts of a month and a half.

  I used a clay basket start that I got on Etsy which is really convenient because it has the holes for thread when starting the basket. And it was really pretty all by itself.

  I used a 1/4 inch coil that I got from Dick Blick art store and hemp twine from Hemptique.

  All for today - Take Care

     Tera

 

Botanical Blues I and II

Hallo,

  Time to do some catching up - I made these 2 little 8 by 8 inch paintings from 2 double exposure cyanotypes I did back in October.

  Mounted them onto a wood panel and added encaustic.
   They make sweet little paintings!

  One down 4 o5 to go...

   Take Care

   Tera