What do encaustic paintings and ceramics have in common?

Survey 1 - encaustic and silver leaf - 12" x 24" (Click for info)

I am currently in a show at the Gandee Gallery as the featured artist with ceramicist Kelly Justice. Jen Gandee had a hunch  that our work would look good together, and I think she was right. Take a look at  some photos from the show:

This gallery is a gem, I recommend a trip there if at all possible! This show is up until June 11. For more information: https://gandeegallery.com.

Now to the commonalities:

We use a lot of the same tools to produce our work. After I’ve built up enough layers, I begin carving and scraping into the wax — I would say 80% of my tools come from pottery suppliers, the other 20% from my kitchen. This is totally fine as I am not much of a cook!  

Both mediums can choose to press designs into the surface (see Kelly's work in the photos above) and layer shapes on top.

Scraping smooths out the wax surface (or clay), and the incising can be used to fill in other colors. I use hot wax or oil paints for my filling, and  below you can see a close-up of these infilled lines:

Growth Spurt - encaustic on wood panel - 10” x 10”  (Click for info)

Let's not forget heat! Clay has to be fired, wax has to be melted. 

There are definitely more similarities, but that's for a different time...

Get out there and enjoy this lovely spring, and feel free to reach out to me anytime!

Tulip Season - oil on panel - 11" x 14”  (Click for info)