Welcome to “The
Encaustic Studio” by Daniella Woolf blog hop book event sponsored by Interweave
and RF Encaustics!
Recently I had the pleasure of receiving the book, “
The
Encaustic Studio” by Daniella Woolf which was just released by
Interweave. I was so excited to see that the book includes a special DVD that is worth purchasing in and of
itself. As many of you may know, I have
played with mimicking
encaustic
paintings through using gel mediums, collage and acrylic paints but
this book is the real deal. Anything you could possibly want to know about
encaustic painting from safety, tools, materials, how to size, color
discussion, collage tips, and more can be found in Daniella’s comprehensive
book. I learned so much just by reading
the book and then I discovered her complimentary dvd in the back and it was I
attending a personal workshop with Daniella
in my living room. Her serene
voice, easy to understand directions, and her all encompassing information is
sure to educate and entertain anyone
that has an interest encaustic painting
or would like to know more about the medium.
In addition to supplying a huge list of resources,
explaining numerous tools that should be in an encaustic painters tool box,
Daniella also shares with her readers several motivational tips that have
worked for her. One tip that really resonated with me was how to work ‘boundlessly’
with a contained creative environment.
As much as we want to try everything and anything, when we set limits on
what we need to use, or a limited palette for color, we find ways to take our
art to a new level rather than become paralyzed by too many choices. I’ve
worked under that premise for a long time and hence you see a lot of my collections
are created with a limited color palette.
In her video and her book she touches on how this has helped her become
a better artist.
I’m also really excited about trying a very cool image
transfer technique Daniella demos in her book and DVD using parchment paper and
a toner copy! While over wax the image
practically slips off on to the silky smooth surface. There are so many other awesome tips, tricks
and techniques, this book is a must buy resource for any aspiring encaustic
artist.
To enjoy a peek inside of this new book, take a look
HERE
Join all the other talented artists and bloggers that are also participating in this blog hop and meet the artist herself, Daniella Woolf
Now it's onto the party! Blog posts will be appearing throughout the
weekend, so be sure to bookmark this page and try not to miss anyone.
Party Hop Stops:
Kicking it off: Cloth Paper Scissors Today
Meet the author: Daniella Woolf
Bianca Mandity
Bridgette Guerzon Mills
Dea Fischer
Jane Davies
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Lynette Haggard
Suze Weinberg
Speaking of encuastic painting, I am thrilled to be teaching my Fearless Faux
Encaustic Painting Live at Create NJ coming up this July! We will be working in
collage, acrylic paints, and a variety of mediums to create juicy translucent
(and some not so translucent) layers in
the several samples you will walk away with during this full day of inspiration
and fun. I hope to see you there! To register for the class, simply go to the
Create website for NJ and then scroll through the class offerings. Fearless
Live will be held on Thursday from 9-4 of the Create retreat week.
Jodi's Workshops:
Story Block Collage
(6 hours) (Wednesday)
EZ Peezy Photo
Collage Projects (3 hours) (Wednesday evening)
Fearless Faux
Encaustics Live (6 hours) (Thursday)
Graffiti Sweet
HeART Magnets (3 hours) (Thursday evening)
Okay so my advice to day is go out and
buy Daniella’s book
and then hop over to
Create’s website and join in on one or more of my classes )) You won’t be sorry either choice (or all the
choices..lol)
Creatively yours,
Jodi Ohl
