SOEWN EARTH

The Earth Reliant Artist



Trace Willans All Natural Mixed Media







Tuesday, December 31, 2013

January Workshops

January

8th Making Simple Tape Bound Books
Using natural paints made in the class paint a large sheet of watercolour paper on both sides. While this is drying make a small sample tape bound book in preparation tor tearing your painting into smaller pieces to make a one of a kind artists book which you can work back into if you wish.


All Materials supplied




15th Playing with Egg
We will look at many different ways of using egg as an art material, from traditional egg tempera to stenciling, stamping and breakdown printing. Also learn to make traditional gesso. This one of my favourite mediums to work with as it is so versatile.

ll materials are included.

Though I will provide a list of things you can bring if you wish to personalise your work.

22nd Encaustic Basics 
Description: In this introductory class we begin with safety, the most important component in learning encaustic. We address ventilation, correct working temperatures, and the proper use of equipment. I will explain how to make your own of encaustic medium and paint, appropriate supports and how to make a traditional gesso ground. I will show you how to size a panel, the many different ways to apply paint, fusing options, how the paint looks at full strength versus glazing, and focus on how to achieve a smooth surface.
You will learn how to treat the edges of your panels, control your work through different fusing techniques, control your brush strokes and learn a variety of methods of drawing into and onto your work. Techniques include incising, filling, scraping, drawing and creating texture.

All materials are included.

Though I will provide a list of things you can bring if you wish to personalise your work.


29th Encaustic Next Steps 

Description: Wax is the perfect ground for inclusions and transferred imagery. I show you a variety of transfer techniques using carbon paper, carbon pencils, graphite, charcoal,, and toner based images. Learn how to collage paper and fibre into your work. Add bling to your work through the use of metal leaf.


 All materials are included. 

Though I will provide a list of things you can bring if you wish to personalise your work.

Prerequisite: Encaustic Basics I or equivalent skills

For Pictures go to workshop wednesday or click here

x te

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Singing Spring Into Being

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These are now all the works on paper
mentioned in yesterdays Post
They are for sale through me
soewnearth at yahoo dot com dot au
for $25 AUD ea

Postage $2 in Oz
and $5 everywhere else.
I will be posting on wednesday

Tomorrow they will be for sale at the market
and then next week I will put them on Etsy



x te

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

December

Singing Spring Into Being 70 x 50cm
Sumi-e ink, graphite, titanium dioxide, milk,
rabbit skin glue, yellow ochre, burnt sienna
on watercolour paper

This piece first appeared on my blog here
just a little over a year ago



Now it has been torn up

to be sold off

as individual pieces

each will be signed and numbered

These are new pieces

Teeny tiny works

9 x 9cm


Natural pigment mixed with a glue medium

Finished with hot wax


Big brother is twice the size.

All these will be off to the Denmark Market 
with me on Saturday
Any that are not sold
will be in the studio 
on Sunday
and who knows maybe even on etsy

x te

Friday, November 29, 2013

Woolly Hearts


New in the shop
Woolly Hearts
Naturally dyed
wool fabric
Hand Stitched
with a silk string loop
and
and filled with love
and wool
They all feature

an area

of handstitch

to show they have been mended


x te

Friday, November 22, 2013

Workshops for December


Encaustic basics FULL
Description: In this introductory class we begin with safety, the most important component in learning encaustic. We address ventilation, correct working temperatures, and the proper use of equipment. I will explain how to make your own of encaustic medium and paint, appropriate supports and how to make a traditional gesso ground. I will show you how to size a panel, the many different ways to apply paint, fusing options, how the paint looks at full strength versus glazing, and focus on how to achieve a smooth surface.
You will learn how to treat the edges of your panels, control your work through different fusing techniques, control your brush strokes and learn a variety of methods of drawing into and onto your work. Techniques include incising, filling, scraping, drawing and creating texture.
All materials are included.
Though I will provide with things you can bring if you wish to personalise your work.



Encaustic: Next Steps FULL

Description: Wax is the perfect ground for inclusions and transferred imagery. I show you a variety of transfer techniques using carbon paper, carbon pencils, graphite, charcoal,, and toner based images. Learn how to collage paper and fibre into your work. Add bling to your work through the use of metal leaf.
 All materials are included. 
Though I will provide with things you can bring if you wish to personalise your work.

Prerequisite: Encaustic Basics I or equivalent skills 



For more info please see
Workshop Wednesday
above
Both of these workshops are now FULL
Thanks all
I shall post January's workshops soon
If there are any of the workshops
that you would particularly like 
repeated
please let me know

x te

Sunday, November 17, 2013

December Workshops


I have started to work on putting up
the workshops for December
I will be featuring encaustic
at the moment it is just 
dates and titles
more info to follow
Please contact me if you think you
might be interested

x te

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Print


I am experimenting
with printing
with milk paints
This is my favourite
so far
x te

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Workshop Wednesday

The workshop on 27 Nov: Plaster Book  is now FULL.
I will be rerunning this workshop in December along with a couple of encaustic workshops.
Details will be up soon

I still have places in my Playing with Egg workshop.
This is a really fun and very versatile medium.
In fact one of my favourites.
Have alook above at Workshop Wednesdays
and let me know if you are interested.
Egg resist under indigo

Stenciled egg moon

Stencil over ink


x te

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Tea Moon Sets







As requested there
are now several sets of 
Tea Moon Cards 
up for sale in my
 Shortly I will be 
loading some 
that are on 
100%recycled card

x te 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Natural Dye Workshop


I have a natural dye workshop scheduled for November 6th
This will be the only one for this year
and I won't be rescheduling it till after the fire season is over
next year.
Which means sometime in March 2014
as I use an outdoor fire for my dyeing

I will only be having 6 participants so if you are interested contact me asap
More details here

x te

We Have a Winner




I wrote everyone's name on a piece of paper


I placed them all in my hand and then tossed them into the air
which is impossible to photograph on your own


Until only one was left


So the winner of the tea bag giveaway
is Heike Gerbig from 

So if you can email me
and let me know your snail mail address
I will get it in the mail
when I go into to town next week

Thanks to everyone who participated
x te