Broken Rules and other recycled art projects

Broken Rules  Approx. 14" X 18"  Encaustic, old yard sticks, found objects

Wired 23" X 5" Encaustic, Scrap wood, nuts, bolts and wire

Windows  4' X 6"  Encaustic, scrap wood

Encaustic sculpture

Encaustic sculpture has taken my fancy:  Below are 6 pieces in basically the order that they were created:  Contact me at Jinxie3946@yahoo.com if you are interested in purchasing something.  Free Shipping.

This is my first.  Looks sort of like a pretty mountain on basalt base.  I call it: Joy Mountain.  $145

This is a bowl, looking down from the top.  Approximately 8" across and 4" high.  $150

Pocketbook.  4" X 6" X 2".  $90

Abstract.  Mother and Child on basalt base.  $175

Got a little whimsical here.  I call it Red-headed step child or country cousin. Chicken feathers for hair with a couple of green parrot feathers.16" high X 4".  $125

Airy large bowl.   10" X 18" at widest point.  $325

So there you have it: my adventure into encaustic sculpture.  

Playing in Encaustic Art

It's past time I should post some of my encaustic art.  So here goes:

Enjoy!

Jinx

My gourd heaven

Seddon challenged a group of artists to decorate gourds with the theme in mind that the gourd should reflect outside whatever our idea of heaven is.  It's an idea from Chinese mythology.

This gourd is about a foot tall and decorated 360 degrees around with Zentangle designs.  It reflects my love of art and if I could create my own heaven it would certainly be a place where I could be immersed in all things art forever.

Seddon is hoping the folks at the Chinese Garden in Portland will allow us to show our gourds there.

My first encaustic painting.

I know I told you that I did some encaustic painting on the panel that holds my book, Of Nature; but I'm not counting that because it it mostly hidden by the book mounted over it.

So this small painting (approx. 6" X 9.5") was really my first encaustic painting.  I want to give Audrey at Columbia Center for the Arts thanks for making me curious about encaustic.  I wasn't able to attend her demonstration; but hearing about it afterwards was all I needed to start doing some research, then attempting it myself.

I call it "Mountains and River."  At this point it is not framed; but it will be soon.
It's available for $75, contact me at jinxie3946@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Of Nature -- a handmade book of quotes on the subject of nature and the outdoors

 This book hangs on the wall or sits on a table.

It is mounted on an art panel that has been painted with encaustic paint in natural, earthy colors.

The book itself is made with rough, handmade paper that I made in my studio, and bound with piece of pine branch and rough jute twine.  It has been permanently attached to the art panel.

The exposed panel around the book has been embellished with small pinecones, mossy twig, small rocks (all from my yard) and a piece of driftwood gathered on a recent trip.

It has been entered in a show in October at Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, along with several other altered books and journals.

The Pathway to Reading--an altered text book from may years ago

I compiled 35 or 40 poems that are classic.  Poems that I love and think most people would enjoy reading and re-reading from time to time.

As I was working on the book my friend, Seddon, saw it and asked to purchase it once I was done.

Inside, I worked Zentangle designs around the poetry.  It turned out nice.

Seddon keeps it by her bedside to read in the evenings.  I am extremely pleased that she likes it so much.

Small Graduation/Going Off To College Gift Journal

It's about time I posted this.  Made in May 2017 for our granddaughter, Marin, who was graduating from high school in June.  This little (2" X 6") journal is filled with encouraging quotes and has a pocket in each page containing a tag printed with additional quotes.  Six pages in all with a small round paper clip which we used to hold the cash gift for her graduation.  It was so much fun to make.  The book is tied together with a pretty green ribbon that matches the green ribbon and gift tag that also doubles as a bookmark that is permanently attached to the rings that bind the book.

#44/100 Just for Fun Journal #14

 This fun little paper bag journal is filled with uplifting and inspirational sayings, old pictures stashed in the pockets and space to write your own thoughts and add your own memorabilia.

43/100 #100DayProject Journal #13 --Jim & Jinx's Anniversary Trip

Journal #13

Jim and I went to Bend (no--not Boston) for our 7th Anniversary.  I collected stuff and made a small journal (4"x8") to hold it all.

I also included space to write about the places we went and the things we did.  It's a paper bag journal.  That means it has lots of pockets to hold stuff we picked up along the way.

A little braggin'...

A little bragging rights, here...
I entered my 18"x24" zentangle on watercolor, called: Undersea Garden, in a juried art show at The Dalles Art Center this March.

The piece took 4th place.  I'm not kidding... I was just happy to be in the show; I never expected to see a ribbon hanging next to my art.

I was too excited to see the picture was hanging crooked.  Oh, well.

42/100 100DayProject Journal #12 Montgomery Ward

This is my first paper bag journal.  The front and back are covered with pages from an old Montgomery Ward catalog and inside the pages are small kraft paper bags.  

Look for the tabs on the right side of the journal.  They are attached to cards in each of the pockets formed by the paper bags.  Pull them out and there is a place to write, draw, or glue some pictures, postcards, anything you like.

41/100 100DayProject (Journal #11) Spirit Animal

The Tiniest Journal, just 3 3/4"x1 3/4", that I have made, so far.

My friend, Sally, shared with me her interest in the spiritual meaning of animals in Native American culture.  She pointed me to a website where I enjoyed  reading about the meaning of so many different animal spirits.

I made this little journal to make it easy to refer to whenever I wished.  It fits nicely in my purse, or even a pocket.

40/100 #100 DayProject (Journal #10) Life is Good

 Here it is!  Journal #10 -- Full of fun tags, pockets, there are plenty of aged journal pages to write on, and lots of interesting vintage ephemera.  The pages are made from stained coffee filters and the whole thing is tied together with a ribbon that wraps around from the back cover to a knob on front that the ribbon wraps around and is then tied into a bow to hold it all in place.