Encaustic; painted silk and bees wax

This fall I took a new work shop in encaustic painting with Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch.  There are many different ways to paint with wax. I find hand painted silk fabric interesting to work with. I paint the silk first, cut it to small pieces and arrange them between wax layers. Here I have finished the paintings with Indian ink drawing.

The paintings are small compared to my weaving. They are about letter size and painted on wooden panels. To learn more about encaustic painting you can start from Patricia's website: http://www.pbsartist.com/

This is my favorite. I made the sketch on my coffee break in a cafe on Cambie street in Vancouver.

 

Portraits

 On the East Side Culture Crawl 2012 in Vancouver woven portraits created interest among many visitors. Here are some that I have woven during the years.

Birds from Maui

Black-necked stilts from Maui. Douple weave on painted warp. Linen and silk sized paper. 50 x 80 cm. April 2011

Bald eagle

Ornithology is one of my hobbies with my husband. I enjoy the beauty of birds while he also photographs them. Bald eagle is our all time favorite and challenge.
Jacquard tapestry in linen, 71x120 cm.

Glittering lake

A comission work to my sister's friend. She wanted something typically Finnish. What could be more typical than a lake in the middle of a forest in a country of thousand lakes. The size of the tapestry is 70x130 cm and it is woven in linen on painted worp.

New Dawn

“New Dawn”  is a hand woven Jacquard tapestry. It has a double weave structure and it is woven on painted warp. Both warp and weft are linen.
It was among the works that were selected to represent B.C. in Art of Craft exhibition during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Chicago 2009

City Lights and Movie Night (2009). Both wall hangings are woven on painted warp, double weave, linen.