Busy Busy Busy

I cannot believe its been so long since I posted.  Celebrating the holiday season is overwhelming for some of us.  Digging through the bins piled high in the garage storage to access the ones with the christmas decorations was a one day job.  Putting up the tree took a whole day.  The lights on the house did require that we clean up the bushes and fallen leaves in the front yard.  I also have all the regular duties required of an artistic housewife (I originally wrote working housewife but feel some may have a problem with my identifying as such since I do not have a full time outside the home paying job).  I painted my mother's kitchen and dining room a lovely sage green that really helps make it look homier than the sterile white we primed it with. I planned a day at the art school to do encaustic with an artist that has a busy schedule.  Private lessons are so rewarding. Took my mother-in-law to Maypearl for a christmas celebration at the Cowboy Bank.  Had some really good barbecue and was delighted to hear "Up on Rockytop" by the Zebra Strings, an elementary school age fiddle group from Grandview.  These are only a few of the activities that I was busy with since the last time I posted.

I did have time to do some small art projects for gifts.  One of my favorite was this bottle that I did for a neighbor.  I paired it with a votive candle that is wrapped in music and a small brass bird.  They look so ready for a new home as they nestle in the basket.

I am planning to do some larger encaustic pieces.  The boards have been prepared and are ready to be gessoed and waxed.  I have some ideas that I have been developing for a while that need a larger canvas to execute.  Hope I have something to share in the next week.  In the meantime I will sneak a few minutes each day in my work space for the small pieces that help the door to stay open and the well full.

 Feliz Navidad!