Another successful session at Wise Daughter's in Toronto...

Mary Breen, owner of Wise Daughter's in Toronto,  asked me to come back again to run another half day encaustic card making session....it was a joy to teach, I had lots of fun,....So did the folks that came out to participate...Thanks to Nancy Donaldson who has shared her lovely artwork on her blog ..... take a look at her lovely creation here.  So there is some talk of having me back for a TWO DAY intensive sometime in the Spring or Fall perhaps......what a treat that would be....to really get into the medium and learn so much more, with lots more time to create lovely work.  I'm in.....

Photo above credit to Nancy Donaldson- Thanks for sharing this with the world. 

How do you know when a piece of artwork is complete? ......

"Contemplating Toscana", Encaustic Mixed Media, 18 x 18 Framed, 2011

How do you know when a piece of art work is done? What are some things you do to know..?

I know sometimes I live with the work for a while, keep it somewhere I can view it often, and sometimes it becomes obvious what might be missing, or what might be needed...

Other times just putting it away and then coming back to it with 'fresh' eyes helps...

I would love to hear back from other artists on how they decide when a work is done or not....

This piece currently on exhibition at the Whitestone Gallery, Guelph, ON. 

Celebration Time - Also Time on Envision, Dream, Fly and Sing the new year in, 2011 welcome...

Celebration Time - FLY, encaustic mixed media collage, 5 x5

Time to celebrate, celebrate the year we have had, all the blessings, gifts, memories, and the time that is turning...2011 is upon us and it is now time to envision, your life as you would like it to be in 2011...as the year is about to turn I think about doing another vision board and D-R-e-a-M .....

D-R-e-a-M, encaustic mixed media collage, 5 x5

 Sing, encaustic mixed media collage, 5 x 5 

Finding new memories to sing about and cherish, to focus on happy thoughts, love, and gratitude...

And with these thoughts I send all of you wishes for joy, love and blessings for 2011..thank you for continuing to visit me here and keeping me company in my artistic adventures....

I am excited about the new year, all the POSSIBILITIES, and happy times...and with those moments of contrast..which are part of life...I wish to seek courage, strength and more character ....to emerge like a butterfly or bird singing.....embracing the 'moment'

With love - wishing you all a happy NEW YEAR....

Also don't forget the great workshop line up coming up starting in January...
Starting with the Level 1 encaustic workshop Jan. 16th and 23rd Sunday, 10 - 4 and the encaustic card making workshop Jan. 22nd Sat. and February 6th 1- 430 p.m.
Level 3 almost full on Sunday Jan. 30th. 10 - 4
Also five week formats starting end of January, for more information visit:  http://supriasdesigns.com/Site/Workshops.html

Register here:  info@supriasdesigns.com

A Time of Gratitude today and daily.....

"Against All Odds"

Encaustic Mixed Media Collage, 10 1/4 x 18

Gratitude fills my heart today and daily for the blessings that fill my life.   This is the last day of the Elora-Fergus Studio Tour, and it has been a full and busy one..with many lovely friends visiting, family love, and new friends met too....I am grateful for these visits, for the chance to share my new life's journey as an artist with the community.  Thank you for your support, feedback and appreciation of the arts.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, you can't help but feel or reflect on those blessings that fill your life...and it is daily as I go to sleep or wake that I try to remember to live with a grateful heart.

This piece above is also a piece about gratitude..to the 'bees' who grace us with bounty and life.  This piece is about their preservation 'against all odds'....

Grateful for the opportunity to share this, for your readership and for your offerings to the world.