It’s been two years in the making, but my family actually sees me as an artist and even supports me stopping at junk shops and garage sales en route to wherever. They may roll their eyes a wee bit, but they do get out and help me forage. They even know what to unearth for me. Look what they bought for me to play with in my assemblages. Way cool! Look at those nasty nails on the one hand…..good Day of the Dead piece, don’t you think?
a few little pretties for my assemblages
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Lifeforce
by Kathie J. Vezzani
Kirkland encaustic artist Joy Hagen is a member of Studio 103 working studio in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. She shares the studio with four other artists and they are sponsoring “Around the Square,” a call for artists that celebrate artist connections and community through the month of June. My friend, Leslie, encouraged me to give it a go, so I finished two pieces this weekend. “Lifeforce” was made with paper, a gear (a birthday gift from my friend, Angela), and pins. The second piece, “Commitment” was also made with papers, small canvases to raise the paper off of my substrate, and pins, both the heads and the bodies. Both encaustics are 12″ x 12″ cradled boards.
There will be two awards given, one by Studio 103 who will feature an artist for one month, and a People’s Choice Award which will be determined by Artwalk and Studio 103 visitors. Voting takes place June 6, 7, and ends at 5 p.m. on June 8, and later that evening at 7 p.m., the winners will be announced.
Studio 103, located at the Tashiro Kaplan Building at 306 S. Washington St., is open Friday through Saturday noon through 5:00 p.m., but will obviously be open for the first Thursday Artwalk June 6. So, my Seattle area friends, take time for art’s sake and visit the gallery June 6 and if you happen to see my work and like it, please vote and maybe I will see you on June 8.
Commitment
by Kathie J. Vezzani
Live Your LIfe with Intention
by Kathie Vezzani
Quick piece on watercolor paper using stencils, acrylics, tissue and pan pastels. It’s been a whirlwind week, birthday, and a visit from a long-time friend from college and her husband. In fact, Maggie was our maid of honor at our wedding nearly 35 years ago. She’s known my husband as long as I have. It’s great when you have someone who knows “everything” and is your champion. This lovely piece will now hang in her new home and I am thrilled that she bought my homage to my grandmother for her beloved sister, Bee.
My first attempt in painting with encaustic and oils.
Spent some time further exploring encaustics. After spending a day with my new friend, Leslie, I bought a basic encaustic kit and some oil paints, set myself up in the garage and played. I already know I need more wax and paint. Bridgette, I think you were right, this is going to be a great outlet for me.
As a member of the Trodden Path, I belong to several groups, including the newly formed 20-minute painting challenge. This is my first effort and I can tell you that it is very difficult to put my brush down when the timer goes off. I must confess, though, that I did add a few more strokes later on around her eyes. Just had to, they were bugging me.
Assemblage by Kathie Vezzani
When I was a young, every summer I carefully planned my sewing project that I would make while at my grandmother’s for the weekend. Since I was tall at a very young age, buying clothes was always a nightmare, so my grandmother, a retired home economics teacher, taught me how to sew my own. I anticipated “the project” pouring over Butterick, Vogue (beyond my capabilities then), Simplicity and McCall pattern books. I made bathing suits and cover ups, peasant blouses (yes, I am dating myself), hot pants (seriously, that was what they were called, it had nothing to do with my moral character), dresses and pants. Going through the fabrics in the store was exhilarating, textures, colors and graphics appealed to me even then. Notions? Even more fun. To this day, my heart quickens when I see a bolt of fabric that catches my eye and I think of what I could make with it.
This mixed media/assemblage started with the piece of scrap wood. It appealed to me and as I was rifling through my stash, I spied the rusty pair of scissors and my mind connected to my grandmother. This piece is in honor of her. Thank you, Grandma, for igniting my senses and giving me skills that I use to this day.
This book was filled with paper that Bridgette’s family sent her from Guatemala. She was very kind to share it with us and was very patient as she took us through binding our signatures to our covers. The last picture is of yet another cover that was made using an iron to create texture, oil paint, and a drawing dipped into medium. To see more of Bridgette’s work go here or to sign up for her next workshop go here. Thank you, Bridgette, it was a wonderful three days of creative exploration.
Bridgette Guerzon Mills is one very talented young artist. I am so glad that I signed up for her class and was able to spend three days with her. Here are two more plaster books using encaustics, oil paints, sumi ink, paper, and ephemera. Lots of playing, experimenting and scratching in wax.
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