Encaustic by the Sea...Desire

This year I am participating in a Facebook group, Series 52. Each week you post a piece you create for the series. My series is encaustics- by the sea.  This piece is 1/52 

Vicki Fisher-Lerer

"Encaustic by the Sea...Desire"

6"x 6"

Beeswax, damar resin, encaustic paint, pigment stick, ink, paper and pearls

Encaustic Journey 2018

January 14, 2018

I decided to use this platform to help me keep track of my art work and thoughts.  It is a good place for me to check back and see where my journey has taken me.  It is the beginning of the new year and I always have good intentions of keeping up with this blog, but as you may have noticed the last time I posted was March last year. Sheesh.

I started working in Encaustic last June (2017) and fell in love.  This is a photo of my December show at Blue 7 Gallery. It is still up and is part of a group show "Shadow and Light."

There were many shows last year:
 1/14  Make Me an Offer Exhibit B7G
 1/29  Friends, Family, and Pets Exhibition-Blue 7 Gallery
 3/18  11th Annual Santa Monica Airport Artwalk
 5/7    People, Places, and Things  B7G
 7/2    Moments in Time  B7G
 9/24  Land, Sea, Air, & Fire B7G
10/21 13th Annual Open Studios SMAS
11/18  Closing Party: "On Edge"
12/10  Light and Shadow B7G

to be continued...

Santa Monica Airport Artwalk 2017

Yesterday I was part of the Santa Monica Airport Artwalk.  I have participated in this show the last four years and it is always great fun.  I get to meet lots of people and talk about my work.  And sometimes I sell something!
I an still pursuing the By the Sea Series creating mixed media pieces and fiber pieces,  but this year I have added a Remembering Series.


 

This year I gave an interview to CityTV 16 Santa Monica.  Very exciting!

Painting/Remembering Series

For the past month I have been getting ready for a new show.  When I first heard the name of the exhibit, Family, Friends, and Pets, I thought, "I don't have anything to enter, my work is all about my walks by the Sea.  I looked through my work I have ocean paintings in oil and acrylic, seaweed, mixed media by the sea, hand stitched abstract pieces, hand stitched fiber pieces...seagull.  Could that possibly be my pet seagull?  I see it every time I go to the beach...well I see seagulls.  OK that's one piece I could try to enter.

Recently, I started cleaning our closet and under the bed and found old photographs of family members.  There were pictures of my great grandfather, great grandmother, great aunts, grandparents, parents and other people that I am not sure who they are.  Thus my new series, Remembering has started.   

 Here is one of the pieces which will be in the Family, Friends, and Pets show at the 

Blue 7 Gallery, Opening January 29-February 25

Remembering Series-Frank

Mixed Media/Acrylic, paper, organza on panel board

To Paint or Stitch

Week 2 of 1 year of stitches

This is my Week 2 of 1 year of stitiches. Originally I was posting stitches for each day but now it is weekly.  This happens to me...the beginning of something new I am very excited and become obsessed.  Then I start a new project and before you know it I have 10 to 15 projects going.  I have three series going at the moment: 1. the year of stitches 2. Remembering series (Mixed Media) 3. By the Sea Ocean Series (Paint) 4. By the Sea -Flight Series (fiber).  Oops I guess that is four not three.  

I have two shows coming up so I am painting and stitching whenever I can.

Stitches...

This is what I have completed for this week.  Free form...no plan.  French knots, chain stitch, spider web, and blanket stitch.

Awhile ago I signed up for a ribbon embroidery on Craftsy.  So easy to do when they have a sale. So last night I did lesson one in the ribbon embroidery class.  Stitches are a little wonky but I'm learning. May incorporate this into my 1 year of stitch project...  In the mean time I am also working on my mixed media series which I called Family Series but it is evolving into a remembering series.

1 Year of Stitches 2017

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

I joined an online group with Sara Barnes http://www.brwnpaperbag.com/1-year-of-stitches-2017/

This is what I have so far. Today is Day 4 and I am pondering which stitch to do next.  Kind of free form.  It is a fun 

challenge check it out!