Judy Ahlborn - 15 of 25

Another piece from my floral series.

Ulla Westermann - Week 18 - Spirals

I used one of my dyed fabrics as a background. I added different colored yarns to create the spirals and then quilted the empty space with a spiral pattern. This piece is 14" x 10".

Debbie Helser # 16

Another encaustic. The base was a pastel painting. Layers of wax, some of it laid over a stencil. A rusty found object was wired on with a tiny prayer flag with hand embroidery.

Judy Ahlborn - 14 of 25

Here is the seventh in my series of flowers.  This is one of my more favorite arrangements.

Debbie Helser # 15

This encaustic has a pastel painting as a base. It is a painting I did one day when I was extremely angry with the work situation I'd just left. It wasn't a great pastel painting but it WAS angry-looking. It has many layers of wax with the wax applied over things for texture and a drawing copied only silk organza. There are some words copied onto tissue paper along the right side that don't show in this photo. I've had alot of fun this weekend, learning more about encaustic.

Debbie Helser # 14

This is another encaustic that started with a watercolor painting of the flower. I added some textured paper and then many layers of wax paint. I tried throwing some sea salt on this before the paper went down and the paper wouldn't stick. It's possible the wax won't stick to the salt but it did before. The last thing I did was rub burnt umber oil paint over most of the surface. I was trying to see how a brightly colored watercolor would look compared to the one last week that was toned.  It was too bright for me, hence the burnt umber.

Debbie Helser # 13

Another encaustic with many layers of wax that I heated to move the wax around and something of a partial face appeared. I went back with a heated pen and wax to accent the face. At some point I threw some coarse sea salt on it for texture and added a bit of silk dipped in wax. Then I put some amber shellac on it and lit that on fire.

Eight of 12 - Eileen King

I've had some silk fusion items sitting on a shelf and learned a new way to present them in a mosaic fusion class.  For a first piece, I'm pleased with the outcome and now I have ideas for future quilts.  Eileen King

Debbie Helser # 12

Another encaustic. I waxed a piece of fabric that had been printed by deconstructed silk screening. I added a bit of white cheesecloth then some orange and blue wax paint. I painted a piece cut out from a crocheted doily with an all purpose ink, waxed that down then glued a washer coated with copper and VerDay patina on top. I like the look of the deconstructed silk screen print as a base but this is just not quite working for me and I'm not sure why.

Debbie Helser #11

A little encaustic, 6 X 6. I layered wax paint onto a board then blasted it with a heat gun to move the wax around. I then carved out some areas with various tools. There is an embellishment made out of Model Magic that had been stamped. I wanted to see if it would hold up to the heated wax. It did! This was fun and the results are serendipitous.

Judy Ahlborn - 13 of 25

Continuing on with my series.  The background of this one is actually the back of the fabric.  The front has a lot of gold glitter.  I liked the back better.  I think it looks like a watercolor painting.

Debbie Helser #10

I'm back! I've lost track of weeks but know this is # 10 for me; I will try to catch up. I got my feet wet in encaustic at the Taos retreat last month. I am now set up to play and this is the first piece I completed at home. I started with an old water color painting I did years ago then added wax, lace, a bit of cheesecloth, some text from an old letter. I tried spraying a walnut ink over a lace doily and found out that walnut paint and wax do not mix. Lesson learned and, because of the medium, it can become a feature rather than a flaw.

Ulla Westermann - Week 17 - After the fire

On a hike last weekend I walked through an area that had burned last year. I liked the contrast of the burnt black trees and the green new growth. For the background I used a fabric I had dyed in Heather's class. On top of that is black netting. The trees are created by stitching down dark gray yarn. The piece is 14" x 10".

Nancy Swanton #6 of 12

Oh my Goth!

Nancy Swanton #5 of 12 Great Balls of Fire

Judy Ahlborn - 12 of 25

The next in my floral series.  Even though the arrangement of this one is very similar to the last one, I am amazed at how much different it looks with this background.

#12 Jo Noble Abstract 3

The final in a triptych. I like their look together. I will do more in the future using a larger canvas and also different colors. Jo Noble

#11 Jo Noble Abstract 2

More playing with burning, tearing, stamping, painted, fraying, etc. I am really liking doing these. Very free. Jo Noble

#8 Jo Noble Embellishment

The black background is VERY distressed using the Mexican pleating method. then I used some silk leaves that I had and I painted them with metals colors. The piece measures 8"x10". Jo Noble