My NEW website is: JonesMooreStudioArt.com

My web gallery is no longer located at www.artid.com/jonesmoore. I have a beautiful NEW website that includes new work, and information about all of my upcoming encaustic and mixed media classes: www.jonesmoorestudioart.com

Many "thanks" to my talented daughter, Jen, of Jennifer Moore Design for her countless hours and patience in designing this new website for me! When I learn how, I will be moving this blog over to my website. But for now, this is still the place for all current happenings and updates, as well as on my Jones•Moore Studio Art Facebook page. 

Playing with Encaustic Prints Today

On the studio table today: experimental encaustic monotype prints. I'm trying out a new ceramic hot griddle and some new luscious colors...instant gratification! This one will be titled "Arriba-abajo". 

Busy as a Bee Spending Time with my NEW Love: Encaustic Monotypes!

For the last month I have been PLAYING in the studio with a new technique: encaustic monotype! I cannot stop! It's immediate (gratification), spontaneous, NOT labor intensive and requires only one heated griddle...

And I LOVE working on paper. I have not had the pleasure of working on paper since my pastel landscape days. I am printing on ANYTHING I can get my hands on (and already have in the studio): BK Rives, rice paper, mulberry paper, inkjet printable cotton and some "unknowns".

I am usually able to complete several prints in less than an hour. I love that hey relate to each other because of the ghost prints (pulling a second print while there is still a trace of the encaustic paint left on the heated plate). I am working with R & F bars of encaustic paint, Enkaustikos Hot Sticks and Wax Snaps. And in true JonesMoore style, I am throwing a little mixed media onto the prints: graphite, oil pastels, charcoal and several brands of water soluble sticks, such as Derwent and Stabilo. I AM IN HEAVEN! STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON THIS FABULOUS ADVENTURE...I THINK I MAY JUST BE TEACHING THIS IN THE SPRING!

Another encaustic "on the go"!

I am using mini wax sticks, local sand and muslin on Pastelbord. My only tools are a small quilting iron, craft heat gun and painters tape. Waterscapes are definitely on my mind! What fun!

"Kaanapali 2", 7x5", encaustic with mixed media

Various versions of a theme...

I am currently working on an assemblage piece with the theme of "By Definition", dealing with thoughts and issues surrounding womanhood, life, death, aging...It's been a joy to be working on this piece over the last three weeks, after coming through a very hectic time at my new job, coordinating classes for the Schack Art Center in Everett, Washington.

I am using encaustic with paper mache torsos and dried rose buds, a "found" vintage trunk shelf, wire, quail eggs and other found objects. It has been a fascinating journey, and the piece "shape-shifts" every day. The mechanics of putting this piece together have been a real challenge! At one point, I was hanging shellac-dipped quail eggs from tree branches in my back yard, tending to the their "drying" process like any good mother hen might do.

I am hoping to finish this in time to enter into the National Collage Society's online juried show. What's next? Attaching the other two remaining torsos, and arranging the "veil"...it will be a two-person job for this task!

Fall is coming and it's time for Warm Wax Collage!

My next workshop, Warm Wax Collage, is coming up on September 7! I will be teaching this creative workshop at the Schack Art Center in Everett, Washington. It's a one-day class that is very popular. If you are interested in encaustic art or collage, and want to know about the basics of working with warm beeswax, this is the class for you! You may find aout more about the class, and register here:

http://schack.org

or call 425-259-5050. I'll see you in class!

Register for my upcoming introductory encaustc art workshop!

Discover the basics of working with encaustic wax and it's use in today's contemporary art. Here's the FUN part: you will learn how to paint and fuse layers, add color, collage and even texture! We will also cover materials, equipment, and studio safety. You will finish the class with a good working knowledge of encaustics. This class is a prerequisite for "Intermediate Encaustic Technique", which will take place in July. Supply list provided at registration. Supply fee of $50 payable to instructor at class.

Workshop will be held at the new Schack Art Center, in Everett, Washington. To register, please visit: www.schack.org

The development of an idea...

Above: Original idea

Progression of an idea. This encaustic painting is about the "primordial and spiritual" experience of being female. The handwritten quote "underneath" the wax is an excerpt from "The Thunder, Perfect Mind", taken from the Nag Hammadi Library (The Gnostic Society Library). Fascinating reading, by the way.

The quote starts out with "I was sent forth from the power..." According to expert Elaine Pagels, it was "...spoken in the voice of a feminine divine power."

(Blogger isn't allowing me to arrange the photos in order of progression, but you get the idea.)

Come out and play!

 

Spend the afternoon literally “waxing poetic”! In this class, we will be making beautiful handmade valentines out of collage materials and melted beeswax. I will show you the basics of collage, and how to use warm beeswax with various items such as lace, rice paper, oil pastels, found text, and photographs. Your friends and family will truly appreciate your small works of art for Valentine’s Day! Saturday, February 12, noon-4 p.m. 40. + supply fee. Class will be located in downtown Everett, Washington. Register: call Michelle at 425- 257-8380. NEW! Online registration is now available! Just visit: http://www.schack.org/classes/beeswax-valentines/

(Yes! we will be working with lots of color!)

New Work!

New work...12x12 encaustic with mixed media, sand, metallic pigments, ink, photographs. It is called "Aloe Quietly Breathing", inspired by a haiku that I wrote:

Filtered sun through glass
Aloe quietly breathing–
Winter waits outside.

See this work in person at Fraker/Scott Gallery's "12x12" group show, opening TODAY, November 4 (First Thursday Art Walk is 5-8 p.m.) and running through December 31 in downtown Seattle! (see my sidebar)

Visit my newly updated web gallery!

Come and see some juicy new work!
www.artid.com/jonesmoore

Currently Showing at ArtsNow Gallery in Edmonds, Washington

 "Mary with Blue & Green", Beeswax collage (encaustic), COPYRIGHT 2008 JonesMoore

I am currently showing five encaustic (beeswax) collage pieces at the ArtsNow Gallery in the Edmonds Conference Center in Washington state. The show features artwork and exhibits by the ArtsNow/uLearn faculty. On October 9, I will be teaching a full day workshop called "Beeswax Collage: Celebrate Fall" (see my sidebar). Come on down to the gallery and spend a morning or afternoon in the  beautiful town of Edmonds, where there are numerous shops and restaurants and BEACHES! Here's all the important information about the show:

The ArtsNow Gallery is featuring artwork and exhibits by ArtsNow/uLearn instructors, including mixed media and encaustic collage by Lisa JonesMoore. For more information call 425-640-1243. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.

Meet the instructors and artists on Third Thursday Art Walk, September 16, from 5-8 p.m.

The show starts September 14!

Design of poster by Kathleen Johnson.

A "sneek" peek at the Ladies...

"Ladies of the Lake, encaustic with mixed media, Copyright 2010 JonesMoore

This is one of the new pieces I will be showing at ArtSplash, opening July 15, in downtown Edmonds, Washington. You have GOT to see this one in person, the photo doesn't quite do it justice! This is based on an old drawing from college that I did many years ago, and I have carved the figures into encaustic wax. I've added ink, graphite, sand and glass micro-beads. See the sidebar to the right for more information on this fabulous upcoming show...

Icons in wax...

14th Cenury Lady, Copyright 2010 JonesMoore

Working on these little 14th century icons (in encaustic) this week. I think she needs a 'courtly' lover, don't you? It's a blast working with warm wax, artist inks and metallic pigments...soon available for sale in my Etsy shop!

NEW in my Etsy shop!

Encaustic Milagros, or "Miracles in Wax", 5x5x1-1/2", encaustic wax with mixed media. Visit my Etsy shop to learn more!