Extraordinary objects of adornment and enhancement
This workshop was originally presented on Painting with Fire and was designed to show encaustic artists the delights of working with wax in a mixed-media environment. The unlimited possibilities for these little objects, birds and beads, will truly inspire you to curate works that is uniquely you. There is a hint of antiquity to some of these adornments, and a hint of mystery. It pretty amazing how they turn out considering that they are created with simple materials like air dry clay and paper! The Birds and the Beads is one of the most enjoyable, stress-free workshops I've put together - plus, it's a good introduction to working with beeswax for those of you who haven't tried it yet.
About Lyn (that's me)
My work has always been strongly influenced by the idea of “shards” as a metaphor for human communication across time. A shard can be a found fragment of clay, a rusty nail, a scrap of handwriting – any little clue that becomes a “secret handshake” between the maker and the discoverer. I feel an obligation to turn life’s shards and fragments into art that heals and inspires connections.
Human faces, ancient or contemporary, fascinate me as summaries of life stories in the moment. Clay, paper, beeswax, and fiber are my instinctive, beloved media but mark-making through abstract painting challenges me to develop my own language of expression and translation.
The more aware I am of the little day-to-day incomplete clues that capture my attention by calling to me in a mysterious way, and the more I take note of them, the more understanding I gain about the purpose of my art as the re-assembling of human narratives across time.
Ancient birds
Air-dry clay and more
Waxed Beads
With Fiber and beeswax
Curated Combinations
Stack them, string them, tie and wire them
