Saturday, July 21, 2012

WAXING, BOOKBINDING AND BRIDGETTE

IT WAS AN EXCITING, EXHILARATING DAY....  WOW, THE FIRST CLASS TO GET WAXY IN. YES, YIPPEE!   THE MORNING WAS GLORIOUS WITH CLEAR SKIES AND COOL TEMPERATURES.  BY AFTERNOON NOT ONLY WERE WE ALL BUBBLING UP WITH ENTHUSIASM, BUT THE TEMPERATURES WERE RISING IN AND OUTSIDE. HOT, HOT, HOT......
 BRIDGETTE EXPLAINS HOW TO CAPTURE A STORY IN A WAXY FASHION

BRIDGETTE, PATIENTLY EXPLAINS HER DELICIOUS PROCESS AND  SHARES HER KNOWLEDGE

HOW TO COLLAGE A PHOTO ON TO YOUR PAGE.

FUSING A  TRANSFER

WACKING A HOLE INTO YOUR COVERS

ADD A TEXTURED ELEMENT  ON TO YOUR  PAGES

A STITCH IN TIME..... DON WATCHING AND LEARNING THE BINDING PROCESS
CURVED NEEDLE OR STRAIGHT?


DON WORKING ON A PAGE IN HIS BOOK, THE PAPER WAS HAND MADE IN GUATEMALA...AND IT WAS TO DIE FOR!

TERRI CHOOSING FROM HER STASH

LISA ADMIRING HER WORK

TRACEY  CONCENTRATING ON HER FABULOUS SEA URCHIN MOTIF

LINDA ADDING ANOTHER WAXY LAYER

JO SMILING BECAUSE SHE FOUND AN IMAGE SHE LIKES

KERI, GETTING READY TO SCRAPE THE DEVIL OUT OF HER COVER

BECKY, SHOWING US A WORK IN PROGRESS

KRISTINA  NOT SURE I SHOULD TAKE HER PICTURE

STEVE HAPPY  THAT HIS BOOK IS PRESS AND PROGRESSING

IRENA HAPPY TO BE  GETTING WAXY

ANN SO HAPPY WITH HER RESULTS!

A PAGE FROM BZ'S BOOK

BRIDGETT'S IMAGINATION AT WORK FOR A FUTURE PROJECT
               BRIDGETTE THANK YOU FOR A MOST WONDERFUL CLASS AND MEMORIES.  CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH MY BOOK.  TO THE ENTIRE CLASS THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PHOTOGRAPH YOU, SHARING YOU MATERIALS, JOY AND LOVE OF ENCAUSTICS WITH ALL OF US,                                

1 comment:

  1. I love this post! Brought that day right back to me and everyone looks so happy. :)

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