A Sneak Peek At Hot Sticks Encaustic Wax Paint

OMG, yet another cool item(s) to spend money on (like I really need to buy more art supplies!)...take a look.

It's not too late to sign up for my upcoming art workshops!

Top: Altered Book Journals,  Bottom: "Miracles in Wax"

Altered Book Journals: Document Your life, Travel and More! Do you have a passion for old books? The desire to journal in more creative and unique ways? In this class you will learn how to transform an old, discarded book into a very personal, expressive journal. You will learn how to prepare your book for journaling—including mixed media techniques with acrylic paints, ink, rubber stamps, collage, photographs and niches. Creative journal writing prompts will also be discussed. Beginners welcome! December 4, 12-5 p.m. $ 86. UW campus, Seattle, Wa.To register, call UW Experimental College at 206-68-LEARN, or visit http://exco.org


Miracles in Wax
Learn the basics of working with the exciting medium of encaustics while carving your own little “miracles” into warm beeswax. In Latin America, the milagro (“miracle”) is a small trinket that depicts a part of the body that is ailing a loved one. This can include images such as heads, hands, hearts, eyes and more. You will work on a milagro design of your own, then transfer the image to your encaustic surface. After carving the design, you will be able to experiment with color and texture using various mixed media, such as ink and powdered pigment. Nov. 18 & 20, class fee $85., $12. materials fee payable to instructor. Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, Wa. To register, call 425-257-8380.

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NSCC Encaustics Art Show

It was an AMAZING show opening for the Encaustics Art Show at North Seattle Community College Art Gallery last Tuesday. This truly is a show you do NOT want to miss! A huge "thank you" to Brenda and Wendy (pictured above) for the fabulous job they did with hanging the show, not an easy undertaking with SO many artists and art involved. It looks gorgeous! (see my sidebar for show information).

Also pictured, some of my artwork, as well as art by Binky Bergsman and many others!

Join me tomorrow at the opening of the Encaustics Group Show in Seattle!

I will be at the opening for the Encaustics Group Show at North Seattle Community College TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 12 from 1-3 p.m. Come an down and join me! Here is the address:

North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, 9600 College Way No., Room IB 1322. 
It is located next to the campus bookstore.

In case you can't make it then, there is another gallery opening/meet the artists from 6-8 p.m. I will be there from 1-3 p.m.!

My Beeswax Collage Workshop still has space!

You won't regret taking the PLUNGE into collage with warm beeswax! Here are the details of this wonderful workshop that will take place in Edmonds, Washington, on October 9. You MUST sign up by Friday, October 1, in order insure that the class takes place:

ArtsNow C420: Beeswax Collage: Celebrate Fall!

Do you love the scent and look of natural beeswax? In this one-day workshop, you will learn how to create a collage with warm beeswax using found papers, various fabrics, and items from nature. You will also learn how to use scribing tools, oil pastels, powder pigment rubs, and texture with the beeswax. The possibilities are infinite! You will complete the class with the knowledge of how to do this in your own home, and where to find the necessary supplies. Saturday, October 9, 10-5, $ 119. Register by calling ArtsNow by 10/1 at 425-640-1243, or go online for more information: http://www.edcc.edu/artsnow/registration/

The Edmonds show is up and running!

All images copyright 2009, 2010 JonesMoore

Well, the show is up and the space is beautiful! Matthew Robert Salon is a serene, light-filled space, fantastic for showcasing artwork or treating yourself to a haircut or style. Come and see thought-provoking artwork by Lisa JonesMoore and Sue Robertson! No appointment is necessary to see the art! The show will be up through November 27. (See sidebar for address, phone and more information).

Pictured above: "Sacred Door", Corazon del Girasol", "Double Venus", by Lisa JonesMoore.

What the heck is happening here?

Top: part my drawing from college project, copyright 1980 JonesMoore

Bottom: "Water" segment of work in progress, copyright 2010 JonesMoore

Now working on in the studio:  I recently found an amazing drawing of "ah-hem", those 'cabaret-type' women, that I did in college! I'm am re-inventing them in encaustic wax. It's been so much fun, carving out buns and breasts in warm wax...no, really!


This is the first of a series of these pieces, based on the 4 elements: water, fire, earth, and air. This one is 'water'. This concept came to me while 'tubbing' at the Korean spa the other day, surrounded by all those fabulous female bodies, every shape imaginable! I was in 'water', looking up through 'air' and through the skylight, feeling more 'grounded' (earth) because of this experience, and was about to visit the hot sauna (fire) rooms.  My 'educated' conclusion: women need to address the 4 elements–water, fire, earth, air–within themselves on a regular basis, in order to feel truly grounded.

In the studio this week...

What's happening in the studio this week? I just finished another 5x5" encaustic milagro (miracle), soon to be offered in my etsy shop. I have used encaustic wax, india ink, oil pastel and a small tin heart milagro on this piece. Tin milagros are very popular in Mexico, and are used to pray for a loved one who is ill, or needs help with business, family, livestock, etc. I LOVE these!

I scored "The Owl's Nest" sign at Goodwill for $1.99! Now that's a miracle in itself! It will hang in my 2nd floor loft studio. I have recently become very 'hooked' on the show, "American Pickers". These guys finds some absolutely amazing stuff and meet the most eccentric, yet heartfelt people!!

They've come a long way, baby...

You gotta love these girls (no pun intended, hee-hee). As you can see, this piece has completely changed (see previous post). Yes, I love big, voluptuous, "real" female forms. I am really starting to have some fun with texture and negative space here! I have used sand from Maui, clear 'micro' glass beads and metallic rubs with encaustic wax. More progress to come! (It's still 'cooking').

Art in the works, great uses for old books...

I have been working on these two pieces (off and on) for the last two years. The top one is based on some photos I took of a maker of "barro negro" (black pottery) near Oaxaca, Mexico. Her name is Sofia, and at age 92, I do believe she is still at it! The center image is of a piece I am doing based on Venus fertility images. These unfinshed pieces haunt me. Just when they start to "progress", they come to a screeching HALT! I think I am just too concerned about the outcome. I should know better by now, NEVER be concerned about the outcome...art is all about the journey.

I just LOVE my collection of old and soon-to-be-discarded books. I have found another great use for them (other than altering them for journals and using parts of them in my assemblage pieces)–I use them to weigh down artwork I am gluing to backing boards, as I prepare them for framing. The wide array of uses for old books never ceases to amaze me...

New in my Etsy shop!

Corazon de mi Amor",  encaustic, Copyright 2010 JonesMoore

I have just finished this piece and posted it on Etsy. I recently sold two of these encaustic pieces, also using heart 'milagro' images. I 'm having a lot of fun creating these, and will soon be doing eyes, hands, mouths, and more! "Milagro" means "miracle" in Spanish, and you see many of these litttle tin 'body parts' throught Mexico and Latin America. The families use them to aid in their prayers for loved ones who are ill. I love the idea of creating these 'little miracles' in wax...

Another beeswax milagro in the works...

This is the third piece in my "Milagro" (Miracle) series. It has been such a pleasure to scribe lines in to slightly warm beeswax! The poem underneath the heart image is called "El Amor" and was written in 1935 by Luz Maria Durand.

Please take the time to visit my Etsy shop, where I have more of these 'little miracles' for sale!

Corazon Llameante

Corazon Llameante, originally uploaded by jomoma58.

Another new piece! I carved into encaustic wax and rubbed various colors of oil pastel into the lines. Soon to be offered in my Etsy shop! (click on image for FULL VIEW!)

Corazon de la Plata

Corazon de la Plata, originally uploaded by jomoma58.

New work! It was very satisfying to carve into encaustic wax, and rub into the lines with oil pastel...

Soon for sale in my Etsy shop! (click on image for FULL VIEW!)

Beeswax Valentines workshop: there's still room for you!

"Kisses", Collage and beeswax, COPYRIGHT 2010 JonesMoore

Spend the afternoon creating fabulous valentines (with me!) while learning the basics of collage, and how to use beeswax with various items such as lace, rice paper, oil pastels, found text and images. Your friends and family will truly appreciate your small works of art for Valentine’s Day!

When: Saturday, February 6, 12:30-4:30pm
Class fee: $40., materials fee: $12
Where: Class will be held in downtown Everett, Washington. To register, call the Arts Council of Snohomish County at 425-257-8380.

Encaustic experiment...

Beach Walk #1, encaustic, Copyright 2010 JonesMoore

Inspired by sea glass I recently found on the beach...carving into the wax and rubbing in pigment was especially fun. It's much more "luminous" in person. View it large (click on the photo)!

I will demonstrate how to make a shrine tomorrow!

The 'beginnings' of a shrine...

Saturday, December 12, I will be doing a demonstration on how I combine encaustic and assemblage to make a contemporary shrine. The shrine I have started, pictured above, will be offered online during an auction to benefit the street children of Oaxaca, Mexico. The demo will be part of the monthly Artists Connect meeting, held in Edmonds, Washington, at the ArtWorks building at the corner of Dayton and 2nd. The meeting starts at 10:oo a.m., and is for artists that live/work in or near the Edmonds and 'north of Seattle' area. I am very excited to be starting a piece of artwork that will benefit children who are in need. To read more about this cause, please visit:

Oaxaca Street Children Grassroots

This contemporary shrine will go through many phases before being complete. The online auction, featuring the artwork of many talented artists across the U.S., will be taking place in March of 2010, so please visit this blog for updates!

New items for sale in my Etsy shop, check it out!

"Encaustic Sunflower", Copyright 2009 JonesMoore

I have just put some new items in my Etsy shop, which is a fabulous place to shop online for all items handmade: art, photography, home decor, jewelry, clothing and just about everything 'creative'. Stop in and take a look!

www.jonesmoore.etsy.com

"Proper Station", in the works...

COPYRIGHT 2009 JonesMoore

This is an encaustic collage piece that is almost finished. I'm still trying to decide where to place the tiny bottle with the red label. The photos in this collage are from my father's collection of photos he and his buddies took during Word War II. You guessed it! That's my dad in the hula skirt. If you click on the photo, you'll see much more detail!

This will be a featured piece in my upcoming show at the Oasis Art Gallery, in Seattle, Washington, which opens October 25 (my birthday!).

Edmonds Art studio Tour (In case you missed it...)

I survived the Edmonds Art Studio Tour–that would make a great T-shirt!! It was a huge success, thanks to everyone's tireless efforts--especially the organizers!! A++ to you all! I had over 175 people come through my studio. Everyone was genuinely interested in learning about the "process" of encaustics, which I was demonstrating all weekend. I had some fabulous conversations with various people about love of junk and found objects, the use of beeswax in art, the history of encaustics (dates back to ancient Egyptian times!), how I progressed from 'pastel landscape artist' to 'mixed media/collage/encaustic artist', the gorgeous September weather, how Latino cultures affect my artwork, Day of the Dead festivities, and on and on. I wish that I could have recorded these wonderful conversations. Maybe next year (if I recover enough to do it again), I will set up a video camera at my demonstration table, so some of these conversations could be recorded--ooh! is that too "Big Brother"? Anyway, this weekend, if nothing else, restored my faith in the fact that people still have a genuine and hearty interest in the visual arts! Thank you to all who took time out to come by!

If you missed this event, there is always next year...

Pictured above: one of my three "art viewing" rooms during the studio tour. I apologize for the photo quality, I have mush-brain today...