A wonderful artist and great friend, Liz Penniman http://www.lizpenniman.com/ joined me in a field trip to San Antonio last week. First stop…Inn on the Riverwalk. Johanna Gardner, owner and innkeeper gave us a tour of the inn and showed us her artwork. What a treat!!! Johanna is a painter and works with encaustic materials. She has now invited and scheduled several artists to show their work each month at the Inn and is particularly interested in showing encaustic work. The Inn sits on the San Antonio River walk with tourists passing by everyday…the rooms were delightfully bathed in sunlight with each room having unique decor. As you climb the stairs…you will see art tastefully hung on the wall…as you sit in the dining room, the art invites you to take a closer look and upon entry through the front door…you will be greeted with art and then Johanna’s warm and welcoming smile. Johanna offers her support to encaustic artists by extending an invitation to show and sell encaustic artist’s work (and there’s talk of an encaustic retreat at the Inn in 2009.) You can call her at 210-225-6333 or view the website at http://www.innontheriverwalksa.com/ She would love to receive an email from you too at innontheriverwalk@yahoo.com If you are planning to stay in San Antonio as well…look no further than the Inn on the River walk in San Antonio. What a great place…and don’t forget to take a look at the outdoor patio with its spectacular view of the river walk.
What fun!!! Demonstrations at Jerry’s Artarama in Austin have now been scheduled monthly. While I demonstrated the encaustic monotype process this past Saturday, there were people from Austin, San Antonio and surrounding areas in the audience. It’s always a pleasure to invite the people watching from a distance to come forward and join in the process…people enjoy having the hands on experience while I benefit from hearing about their experiences with encaustics. The children are intrigued with the feeling of oil pastels and R & F pigments used on the light box. Their faces light up when the melting begins. It always amazes me how many people know the history of encaustics and it’s a pleasure to watch the growing number of people shopping at Jerry’s go to the shelves for their first or even their 100th encaustic purchase. Thanks to Jerry’s…I have a regular spot at the table every month…come for a visit!!! I’d love to see you there.
Our first meeting for TexasWax/Austin was held at Bay6 Gallery and Studios on Saturday, May 17th. We began the meeting at 10:30 a.m. with coffee and brunch and ended the meeting around 2:00 p.m. Easily we could have spent the entire day talking…the information and ideas were endless. Although 5 members had phoned in with conflicts that morning, we felt that with 10 members present, we had a great turnout for our first meeting. Several people had notified me earlier that they would not be present…so looks as if the group will grow to about 20-25 members for our next meeting. We had two people from the San Antonio area, two people from the Georgetown area and the other members were Austin locals. Each person brought a piece of artwork and shared with the group their technique and process. They also provided the names of suppliers as well as several members discussed the process of making their panels or mounting paper onto panels. Everyone agreed that the meeting was beneficial in many ways…especially meeting other encaustic artists. Our next meeting is scheduled for June 21st at 10:30 a.m. at Bay6 Gallery and Studios.
Encaustic classes in my studio have been inspiring. Six people per class offers me a chance to work with each person one on one. It’s great to see how each artist has a unique style and thought pattern. Some students have limited experience in encaustics while there are others who have knowledge of the process yet have not had hands on experience. We begin at 9:30 a.m. and usually end the class around 1:30. Each person has a work station with an individual light box, heat gun and supplies. A variety of paper types are furnished including packing materials, newsprint, watercolor paper–both new and used, wrapping papers and a plentiful supply of found objects are always available for people to experiment with or incorporate into their work. Students often bring their personal favorites from home including photographs, images to work from or objects used to create interesting textures and shapes. Workshops will be offered in the fall and classes will continue to be offered throughout the summer.
May 6th was the first time we actually met. Deanna Wood of Dallas, Gwen Plunkett of Houston and myself met at the Menil in Houston, had lunch and discussed all the possibilities for the three TexasWax groups. The opportunities are endless and after a long day of inspiring discussion and wonderful ideas streaming between the group…we decided a juried show would be a way to bring the three groups together and should be held next March to give us an opportunity to organize the details. The show will be open to TexasWax artists in all three groups…juror is unknown at this time and details will be worked out soon. We ended the day with a delightful and tasty evening meal prepared by one of the members in the Houston group…and several members of TexasWax/Houston attended. What an exciting day!!!!
Encaustic Monotype classes will be held at Bay6 Gallery and Studios on Saturday, May 3rd, May 10th and May 24th from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Class size is limited to 6 people and all supplies are furnished with enrollment fee. The class for May 3rd is full but there is still open space available for May 10th and 24th. Please contact me at sharon@sharonkylekuhn.com for more details and/or to “reserve your seat.”
For those of you interested in working with encaustic monotypes….custom made light boxes can be ordered directly from me. They can be shipped, picked up at my studio or delivered to your studio if inside Austin.
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