SMASH THAT BOARD

 JESS GREEN STARTED THE DAY TELLING US ABOUT HERSELF AND READING PASSAGES FROM BOOKS AND POEMS... SHE HAD US DIG INTO OUR INNER SOULS TO FIND A PLACE THAT SING A SONG OF EMOTIONS TO US AS WE WERE GOING TO SMASH A PORTION OF OUR BOARDS TO BRING DEPTH INTO OUR ART WORK. EVERYONE IS THE CLASS FOUND THIS A BRILLIANT WAY TO GET OUR MUSE TO WAKE UP AND LET IT ALL OUT.

STORY TELLING WITH PENCIL OR MARKER

ADDING A LAYER THAT IS TRANSLUCENT 

PAINTING A TEXTURE WITH A CLOTH DOILLY 

LAYERING, AND BUILDING UP WAXY TEXTURE

HAMMER, HAMMER, HAMMER AND WATCH THOSE SPLINTERS!

GLUE WITH A GUN AND A JEWEL BOX TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT

READY TO ENBED 

JO WITH HER FINISHED  WORK

LINDA APPLYING A LAYER

JILL SHOWING OFF HER  YARN 

FRANCINE WITH HER BEACH 

NEWS AND BUTTONS 

NOT SURE IF I'M FINISHED

UNDER THE SEA

OUT OF THE DARKNESS 

TICKET TO RIDE FROM JESS

JESS FUSING COLORS

SMILES SAY IT ALL

GETTING WAXY

PROUD CLASS PHOTO

GOOD BYES WITH TRISH

TAKING A PEEK AT THE GALLERY 

LAST HUGS WITH AMANDA

ARTICHOKE BLOOM WITH MY 3D APP

CANDY MUSHROOM MARTINI, SAYING  GOOD BYE TO  ENCAUSTIC CAMP

HOW DOES THE DAYS FLY BY?  WE LEFT ENRICHED WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE, FRIENDSHIPS AND MEMORIES...... UNTIL NEXT YEAR.... THANK TO ALL THE WONDERFUL INSTRUCTORS, TO THE FABULOUS STAFF AND MOST OF ALL TO TRISH & PATRIC FOR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN

FRIDAY WAS A DAY ON THE TOWN

ENCAUSTICAMP GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY ON FRIDAY TO CHECK OUT SALEM AND THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY....

AFTER A SLEEP ME WE MEET AT THE HALLIE FORD MUSEUM
BZ, JENNIFER, ANN, JO, JILL, & TERRY

RANDY HAYES, A SEATTLE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER WAS THE VISITING EXHIBITION.   EVERY ONE  KNEW THAT I WAS SWOONING OVER HIS PAINTS AS MY CURRENT MUSE IS ASIAN INSPIRATION!

A LOOK THROUGH MY KALEIDOSCOPE  LENS... WHAT COLORS

NEXT STOP, WHY AN ART SUPPLY STORE OF COUSRE.  AND IT WAS FABULOUS!  NO  ONE LEFT WITH OUT A BAG OF TREASURES TO TAKE HOME.  JILL AND JENNIFER ARE VERY HAPPY CAMPERS!

ON TO LUNCH, WHERE WE HAD TO WAIT, AND WAIT  AND WAIT..... BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT!
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BUT, I COULD STAND STILL ( LET A LONE SIT STILL) SO I WENT EXPLORING  INTO THIS FABULOUSLY ADORABLE SHOP CALL  SUGAR SUGAR!......

JAR CANDY HEAVEN! AND THE COLORS

COTTON CANDY TOPPERS!  JO IS SMILING WITH D LIGHT!

WHO WANTED TO LEAVE CANDY LANE HEAVEN?  WELL NOT BEFORE WE PURCHASED DESSERT  (SCROLL DOWN TO SEE)   THE HANDMADE  (BAKED TWICE DAILY ) CUPCAKES WERE TO DROOL OVER .  THEY ARE THE SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE.  DECISIONS, DECISIONS.....  JO AND I WALKED OUT AWAY WITH A PEANUT  BUTTER AND JELLY AND A CHOCOLATE WITH COFFEE CAKE CRUMB TOPPING ( THEY WERE THE MIDNIGHT SNACK......YUM YUM... THEY WERE THE PERRRRFECT TREAT  PUTTING  US INTO A HEAVENLY SLEEP WITH SWEET DREAMS THAT EVENING)

WILD PEAR WAS WERE WE ATE OUR  MID DAY MEAL, AND IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH THE WAIT! 

CARROT SOUP AND PEAR CHICKEN SALAD WITH SOUR DOUGH BREAD!

TA DA! YES SIR, THIS WAS THE DESSERT THAT WE BOUGHT CHOCOLATE COVERE BACON.... RICH, SALTY AND SWEET IN VERY CRUNCHIE  BITE..... PURE PIG HEAVEN!

THERE WAS NO STOPPING THIS CROWD, RIGHT AFTER LUNCH WE CARAVANNED  TO OUR FIRST WINE TASTING!

AT ST INNOCENCE TRISH, AMANDA AND JESS ARE ALL SMILES

WHAT A FEW GLASSES OF WINE WILL DO FOR YOU, ( ANN & TRISH) WITH SOME HAND JIVE

THE OAK ROOM

BZ AFTER THE WINE TASTING

SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS USING A 3D CAMERA APP.

SURPRISE!  WHO SHOULD SHOW UP FOR THE CHEESE TASTING?  NONE  OTHER THAN HAMSTER  & AMANDA'S CAMERA

MOOING ABOUT THE CREAMERY

SATIATED FROM OUR WINE TASTING OUR LAST STOP WAS  THE CEAMER.   SET IN A VALLEY OF PASTORAL BEAUTY OF ROLLING HILLS DOTTED WITH THREE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF COWS, WE DRANK IN THE BEAUTY OF OUR SURROUNDINGS AS WE TASTED FRESH CREAMY CHEESES.  WHAT A LOVELY WAY TO END A DAY OF  DELIGHT.

BURN BABY BURN

CLASS TWO WAS WITH TRISH!   FOUNDATIONS..... FABULOUS, BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME.... IT WAS A CLASS THAT KEPT YOU WANTING TO PLAY AND PLAY, AND PLAY..... BY GOSH, SWOOSH ..... WHERE DID THE DAMN DAY GO..... I COULD HAVE WAXED ALL NIGHT.....

LET'S GET WAXY!  THE MOST DELICIOUS SCENT IS WARM BEES WAX!

MOTHER & SON LOVE
WHAT A FABULOUS TEAM TRISH & PATRIC
AWSOME!

FINGERS ARE YOUR BEST TOOLS!

RUB IN THOSE PAN PASTELS

ALWAYS FUSE BETWEEN LAYERS GUYS

LET'S PLAY WITH FIRE  TORCHING TO GET ONE EMBELLISHMENT, THEN PAINT ON SHELLAC
AND CAREFULLY LIGHT THE FIRE AGAIN AND WATCH  YOUR ART BURN BABY, BURN

CAREFULLY BURN WITH A TORCH AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS!

WORKING OUTSIDE ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY IS JENNIFER, REBECCA, & LINDA
PLAYING WITH TAR

ALL HANDS ON DECK,  ALL THE WORKER BEEZ TRYING THEIR HAND  WITH THE NEW MEDIUMS
I SEE BECKY GETTING SOME TAR AND REBECCA PLAYING WITH PLASTER

TRACY TRYING THE TORCH

TRISH DEMOING HOW TO USE WOOD ICING ( JUST THE NAME  SOUNDS DELICIOUS)

PLASTER, WOOD ICING AND TAR AND READY FOR THE DEMO

THE STUFF TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

SMEARING WITH PLASTER

LIFT OFF AND DRY.  REPEAT THE PROCESS WITH TAR OR PLASTIC AND THEN WAX BABY WAX

BZ CREATION FOR THE DAY  USING COLLAGE, PAN PASTELS, WAX AND TAR, OH AND FROM TRISH'S STASH TINY LITTLE GOLD BALLS

                                                   

BZ SECOND PIECE FROM CLASS,  USING MASKING TAPE, BURNING, TRANSFER, PAN PASTELS AND  TRISH'S GOLD LITTLE DRAGONS

       THANK YOU TRISH FOR A FOR FILLING   DAY ON FOUNDATIONS.... IT GOT ME HOOK, LINE AND SINKER IN LOVE WITH ENCAUSTICS!