Summer Solstice Animal Spirit Mandalas..

Summertime busy ness has prevented me from posting much this summer..



Here are just a few photos of the mandalas began at the Connecting with Animal Spirits Mandala Workshop


Patricia Waters and myself facilitated this Illuminated Mandala Retreat day at Mountain Home Ranch....
right around the time of the Summer Solstice.



Although most of these images were not finished that day...


they are well on there way to being stunning...

Encaustic Exploration Day...

I haven't posted lately because I was preoccupied with preparing to present my first ever encaustic Exploration DAy..
Although I was worried about all the details and even with blowing all the electrical circuits in the studio, early in the morning, the day was exciting and productive for everyone who attended.

Here are some photos of the days process













These 3 encaustics are what I did during the day.

Another Day Another Encaustic on the Way.

This encaustic is done on the back of a cigar box.... Still in progress...having lots of fun with it..

Newest Encaustic

Now that I am not working I have more time for artmaking... I am working on a new series. This is the first one...The Three Graces....Still needs alittle tweaking here and there...but essentially its done. I am happy.

Slowing into The Spaciouness of Summer

I am just begining to slow down and lean back into the Spaciousness of Summer ....Ahhhh..

Collaging With Friends

Here are the art collage cards that I created today..


A day in the Studio... I had an end of semester Art Party in my studio.....

Cherries in the Air...

Can we keep our inner child's sense of wonder alive in our lives..



so that whenever we look out the window of our mind we see cherries floating through the air...and truely believe that life is just a bowl of cheries....so....



Live and Laugh at it All....