Etsy Listings back up - 6 new encaustic mixed media pieces for sale

Feather, Encaustic Mixed Media, 5 x 5 on Etsy

New listings on Etsy for Feb. 1st, 2011.  Original encaustic mixed media work available for sale. 

Welcome to my online store. 

Love is being Alert....New exciting news about a summer program on encaustic books....

" It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." ~Mother Teresa

"Love is being Alert.."

A wonderful friend of mine, gave me this great book...and today I found a nugget of joy I would like to share with you..
"You have to be alert to feel love of everything around you.  You have to be aware of everything that's around you to love, otherwise you will miss things.  You have to be alert to see the things that you love. You have to be alert to hear the sounds that you love.  You have to be alert to catch the beautiful smells of flowers as you walk past them.  You have to be alert to really taste the food you're eating and feel the fullness of the flavours......" By Rhonda Byrne from "the Power"
Here's to being alert in every moment..

On another very exciting note, I would like to announce a great new summer intensive program that a colleague and I have created ...

"Beyond the Cover: Beeswax Meets Mica, An Altered Book Assemblage"

An encaustic intensive class

Session 1: Thurs. July 21st, 2 p.m. to Sunday July 24th, Noon

Session 2: Monday July 25th, 2 pm. to Thurs. July 28th, Noon

Using the luminous elements of beeswax, the organic shimmery properties of mica and the vintage layers of a book, a new structure is birthed in a unique personal assemblage.

Together, Patrice Baker and Supria Karmakar will be altering books with you to create a unique piece of personal art. We will build spaces in the book to fill with your treasures and trinkets. We will also use transparent mica to create a window in the front cover as well as a page within the book. You will be able to layer ephemera between the sheets of mica for a fascinating effect.  Pulling the whole book together with the luscious quality of encaustic.  No experience is necessary.
$320 for 3 days of hands on fun, $75 supply fee; includes 2 Vegetarian lunches and 2 Vegetarian dinners by the fabulously talented, Resa Lent, chef and owner of Desert Rose in Elora.
Give yourself a creative retreat for three whole days - limited spots. To save your spot in this exciting summer creative session, or for a complete brochure for more information email: info@supriasdesigns.com

What makes your heart sing?

My Heart Sings II - encaustic mixed media, 5 x 5, 2011

What makes your heart sing....?

Mine is the sound of a chickadee on a winter day

The glistening of the snow in the sun

A spot of red from a cardinal flitting by

Music, red wine and dancing while painting in the studio

The sound of my daughter's laughter

Ymmm... a Soy Cafe Latte especially with a friend

A silent morning with my journal on hand

A great book and a warm blanket

New art supplies and paper ...wonderful handmade papers

A nice refreshing invigorating walk

The magic of trees reminding us about the magnificence of life, the air and our universe

The opportunity to make a choice, each day a new fresh perspective

The ability to choose love over anything else

And to celebrate the small things and feeling the gratitude in my heart for all these moments, great and small

thank you....

Rouge - Heating things up at the Whitestone Gallery

The Whitestone Gallery, at 80 Norfolk St. Guelph, ON. is heating things up with ROUGE..their new group show, opening Sat. Feb. 4th from 2 - 4 p.m.
Come out of the cold and heat up with "Rouge"

The Art of Collaboration - Welcome 2011

" Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead

"Through the Cracks of Time", Encaustic Mixed Media, 2010, 14 x 18

This above quote by Margaret Mead has always been an important one in my life...and it resonates today as much as it did in my past social service days.  During the time I was a community development worker, social worker and coordinator, which I did for 16 years before following my heart and dreams to become a full time artist and facilitator, I found that the best and most successful projects and programs were always the ones where the group worked as a unit without one clear leader.. In fact we were all leaders, each one of us brought our gifts and leadership to the task at hand....

Lives got changed for the better, always as a team....this is what this quote reminds me of each time I read it or remember it....I love my life, where today as an artist and facilitator, I can work with like minded individuals, who lead by example, teach and share our gifts without holding ownership to it and see that we are all teachers and students...it reminds me to keep fresh thinking alive, have a beginner's mind always, to honour and cherish the spirit in all of us, with love and kindness, I am reminded that we all have a lot to share and teach each other....

So today I want to thank those I have collaborated with in the past, Seth Apter, Jill  Zaheer, Roxanne Evans - Stout,  Veronica Funk, Rita Vindedzis,  from the Inner Works Project....though this project was done a while ago, I still marvel at the beauty of these individuals and their work and our collaboration...the sharing was done freely and the project was so successful because we each embraced our gifts...it was a true full circle project.

This year I look forward to more collaborative projects...they are in the works and I am excited to keep you in the loop through this blog .... I look so forward to growing new collaborations this year ....

My first collaborative takes off now with Marilyn Clarke, a fabulous fiber artist, the two of us will be exhibiting our collaborative show in June at the Carnegie Gallery, in Dundas, ON. Canada.    The opening is scheduled for June 3rd, 2011.  The show is called, "Changing Surfaces"...Marilyn's work is vibrant, luscious and the surface changes as she works her magic into it..just as the encaustic surface changes with each fusing and layering...I am excited about show casing our fiber and encaustic works together in June.

I am also excited about offering a new upcoming intensive art week in July with the encaustic wax book medium with other artists...there will be lots to enjoy, retreat together and rejuvenate in the lucious encaustic and book art format.....more news to follow....very soon.  

Great things happen as a team, where there is equality, equity and trust in our gifts that we each bring to the circle....Thank you for celebrating the wisdom of the circle with me and joining in my collaborations.

Wishing you all a successful collaborative year....

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

Taking one's own path....

Jester's Chasing Fancy, Encaustic Mixed Media Collage, 6 x 6, 2010

Wonder, Encaustic Mixed Media Collage, 6 x 6, 2010

" There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading in the same direction, so it doesn't matter which path you take.
The only one wasting time is the one who runs around and around the mountain, telling everyone that his or her path is wrong." ~ Hindu Teaching

Taking your Own Path

Our realities differ from one another, therefore, our perceptions can be different too.  This reminds me then, that there is no wrong vs. right way of doing things, only that the choices we make can lead to different paths, there are a variety of perspectives that can enrich our lives and each other.  So instead, I am choosing to really listen to your perspectives, to respect them, to understand and to accept the diversity in our human experience.  Essentially, I wish this for us over the seasons festivities, an embracing of our diversity, our lives, our choices and that LOVE is the sole unifier.  Wishing you all love, joy and peace.  I am grateful for my blessings and wish many blessings in your life too.
Here's to a new paths in 2011 one full of adventure, love, magic, joy and abundance.

Here is a listing of my Winter Offerings for creativity:

Some Winter Fun Filled Art Programs for your ‘soul rejuvenation’

A Special half-day Encaustic Card Making Workshop

A great way to spend time with a friend, or family members creating one of a kind encaustic cards/miniatures.  
Saturday Jan. 22nd OR
Sunday February 6th, 1 - 4:30
$85/person at the Fergus studio.  These can be framed and enjoyed for a long time.  

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE - give the gift of art.  Certificates can be for product or services such as art workshops. 

One-Day Encaustic Workshops:
Level 1 January 16th 10 - 4
Level 1 January 23rd 10- 4
Level 3 January 30th 10 - 4 (few spots left)
Fergus Location

Five - Week Program Format:

 

 

 

 

Fridays January 28th to Feb. 25th 10 - 1 p.m. Fergus Studio

Thursday January 27th 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. to Feb. 24th, Fergus Studio

* 5-week intensive program fee is $280/all supplies provided.  1 day workshop fee is $160/all supplies provided

Returning students receive a 10% discount on their registration fee

OR Register with another person receive a 10% discount 

OR Register for both Level 1& 2 receive 20% off total registration fee
Studio Share dates will continue to run in 2011 for Fridays 1:30 - 5p.m.  Let me know if you are interested. 

For More Details Check  www.supriasdesigns.com

Or ask me about a custom art and creative workshop!