One A Day Project
Letter from the Desert, by Veronique Latimer (as part of the One A Day project)
Annoucements:
1. Forums and podcasts on web presence:
We’ve been getting some great discussion in the forum about if having a portfolio site is helpful….. we’re hoping to do a podcast series very soon on marketing yourself as an artist by building up an online presence. If you haven’t joined the conversation, you can join us our team forum here. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions you’d like us to report on in our podcasts (specifically, on web / techie stuff), let us know. We’d love to get feedback so we can make this upcoming podcast series relevant and helpful to all our lovely BEEs!
2. Summer Object Challenge update:
If you had signed up to participate in our summer object challenge, please be sure to finish your pieces (and include a photograph and mini description) to Kathryn (via email – barnes.kathryn@gmail.com) asap. We’d like to compile the challenge results soon. Thanks and we hope you have had fun with the challenge!
3. One A Day project update:
A few of our team members have taken up the challenge to create one piece of art a day for at least two weeks! Veronique Latimer (as seen above) among others has taken up the challenge! Please be sure to check out members Kari Young and Melissa Hronkin’s blogs to see their one-a-day works as well. It’s exciting to see how these artists have pushed themselves over the summer!
Week of July 13
Annoucements:
1. New co-leader and upcoming podcast!
Our team continues to grow and get more involved, so we asked Melissa Hronkin to join us as a third co-leader! Melissa Hronkin will have a lot to contribute to the team from both a beekeeper’s and an encaustic artist’s perspective. She’ll be writing interesting articles (look for a new section called THE BEE’S KNEES), and will be in charge of our annual February fundraiser “For the Love of the Bee.” To get to know Melissa more, you can check out a previous podcast, a skill share on beekeeping, her etsy shop or her blog! Melissa also did a presentation at the June Encaustic Conference, and we’ll be sharing that with you (via Buzz Podcast) later this week. Thanks everyone – and welcome aboard, Melissa! :)
2. Forums:
There’s a growing forum on our team page, so in an effort to consolidate, look for us on our team forum, rather than the etsy forum. You can still find us in etsy forums here (search for “beeswaxteam” in the to find us) but our focus will be on staying connected via our team forum here. We’re continuing the discussion this week on the question “Do you have a portfolio site? If so, is it helpful in terms of marketing?” We’d love to hear your thoughts!
3. One A Day project update
Although not everyone has been able to begin the project yet, 2 of our members have – with beautiful results! Please be sure to check out members Kari Young and Melissa Hronkin’s blogs to see their one-a-day works. Beautiful stuff Kari and Melissa!
Summer heat and melted beeswax,
Reporting from the Third Annual Encaustic Painting Conference – Tips on Keeping Work Archival
Hello Bees!
In keeping with our podcast theme this summer, we would like to report some of the wealth of information we gathered while at the Third Annual Encaustic Painting Conference this June. Today’s topic will focus on the importance of using archival materials in artwork.
I began the first day of workshops with a Color Mixing demo with Hylla Evans of Evans Encaustics. The workshop began with a Q & A on archival inks and pigments. She stated that anything that lasts less than one hundred years is “performance art.” I agree that our art should stick around for awhile! Here are some tips I picked up from this workshop:
- “Archival inks” for printers are not always art archival. Always check with the manufacturer before use.
- Laser and inkjet prints are not archival.
- Dye-based inks will fade, but pigment-based inks will last longer.
- Cheap copy ink (black only) is archival if carbon-based.
- India ink is archival; just allow it to dry before adding anything on top of it.
- Black “Sharpie” permanent markers will last but color markers will not. Hylla recommended only Sharpies, not other permanent marker brands.
If you have any other tips on archival inks or materials, leave them in the comments!
Kathryn
Week of June 29
On A Line by VDumas
Annoucements:
1. The Buzz (Podcast): Later this week, another podcast will be launched! Be on the lookout for an email announcement. To hear previous podcasts, click here.
2. Summer Object Challenge: Several members are working away on their pieces. We’re excited to see the results in a few weeks!
3. One A Day project: For those members participating, the project has officially begun. Some have opted to begin at a later date, and some started today! More information will be posted soon on the team website – including links to blogs, pictures, etc. (If you’d like to jump in and be a part of the project, email info@beeswaxteam.com (subject line: one a day project) for more information.
4. Team Forum: New poll question this week in our team forum: “Who or what inspires you to create art?”
5. Happy upcoming Fourth of July!
Fireworks and beeswax,
Island Girl by Bumblebellydesigns
Annoucements
1. Conference video: If you haven’t had a chance to see our conference video (created especially for the BEE team!), you’ll find it on the front page of our site, or by clicking here. This will give you a good glimpse into what the Third Annual Encaustic Conference was like. We hope you enjoy it!
2. Object Challenge: For those of you participating, if you haven’t sent off your item, please do so ASAP! We’re looking forward to seeing the results of the Object Challenge in the next few weeks. If you have any questions about the Object Challenge, feel free to email them to info@beeswaxteam.com (subject line: Object Challenge).
3. One A Day project: There’s still a week left to join us for the One A Day project (where we create a piece of art once a day for a minimum of 2 weeks, then blog about it each day) We are aiming to begin June 29th, but welcome anyone to join us as soon as possible! Email info@beeswaxteam.com (subject line: One a Day project) for more information.
4. Team Forum: New questions and discussion threads are going in the Team Forum. If you haven’t begun contributing, we’d love for you to jump in and give us your insight! This week’s poll question is for encaustic artists: Which heating tool do you prefer and why?
5. Twitterific: If you have a Twitter account, but have not yet begun to follow the BeesWaxTeam updates, be sure to follow us for up-to-date information and links. There’s a growing number of encaustic artists on Twitter, so if you work with encaustics, join the Twitter fun!
Thanks and happy waxing!
Week of May 18
Road Rage Theraphy by Haley Nagy
2) New Podcast interview! If you haven’t checked out the newest podcast with Daniellexo from Etsy’s headquarters, be sure to do so! Danielle shared lots of fun tips and gave all of the BEEs a big shout out! To find the podcasts, go to the Buzz section of our team website: www.beeswaxteam.com
3) The Montserrat Encaustic Conference is fast approaching! Any BEE members that will be attending, participating, wanting to hang out, etc – let’s start chatting! You can post your information on the forum section of our team website.
Week of May 11
Poppy Blu Reproduction Print by Colorworks
2) The Montserrat Encaustic Conference is fast approaching! Any BEE members that will be attending, participating, wanting to hang out, etc – let’s start chatting! You can post your information on the team’s forum page on our website: www.beeswaxteam.com
Week of March 23
Voice by Kbean
Announcements:
1) New BEE team co-leader: As you may know, our team is growing! In order to accommodate for the growing needs of our team, Kathryn Dart (or “Kbean“) has decided to join as a co-leader!! She’ll be in charge of taking care of new members, the forum and helping to brainstorm ways of making the team better. Check out her work and be sure to say a big THANK YOU for all the time she’s volunteering to help our team remain pure AWESOMENESS!
2) The Encaustic forum: We have had many people sign up to contribute to the forum on our site! If you’ve signed up and received a confirmation email, you may begin contributing. We suggest checking it 1-2 times a week, and by all means – post as many questions, comments or blurbs about your process, your art, supplies, etc as you want! The forum will only be as good as we make it – so go for it! To sign in, or to sign up (if you do not have a username and password yet), go to the forum page of our site.
Our Etsy-forum: you can find this week’s thread here.
3) The Buzz: We have had a positive respond to Feb’s podcasts. We’re new at making podcasts, but since we are a global team, have found them to be a fun way to connect with members all over the world! We are now planning our schedule for the upcoming months. We’d like the podcast series to be called THE BUZZ, and work in conjunction with a small written overview and some images on our team site. Our goal is to highlight one member every two weeks, purely to show off what our members are up to and to hopefully bring in more sales! If you have any ideas for topics, questions, etc that you’d like to hear discussed during the podcasts, please email Shannon at writeshans [at] gmail [dot] com.
4) Team Meeting: It’s been awhile since we’ve had our last team meeting. Since we are a global team, we’d like as much input from members all over as possible. Therefore, a survey (via email) will be helpful in finding out what time is most conducive to a well-attended meeting. COMING SOON to your email inbox!
