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Week of August 24

newbyart — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:46:22 +0000

Announcements:

1. Upcoming podcasts:

We’ve been talking about ways to market yourself and your art online. Want to join the conversation before our podcasts get launched? Give us your input here.

2. New Bees Knees:

Melissa has been posting about beekeeping and artists who work with the theme of bees. Learn about an upcoming book “Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper” and more here.

Busy bees and waxaholics,

Shannon, Kathryn and Melissa

One A Day Project

newbyart — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:50:00 +0000

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!

Summer heat and melted beeswax,

Shannon, Kathryn and Melissa

The Buzz #11 – Podcast with Melissa Hronkin

newbyart — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:03:04 +0000

Listen in as Melissa Hronkin gives her workshop talk on working with BEE themes in encaustics (from the June 2009 Encaustic Conference). Many images and links are a part of this podcast, and although we weren’t able to get all of the ones mentioned in this podcast, you can view Melissa’s blog for links to view any works we might have missed…

Thanks Melissa for your insight and for being our resident bee expert! :)

Thanks!

Shannon and Kathryn

Click here if you’d like to subscribe to the The Buzz podcast on iTunes!

The Buzz #9: Linda Cordner

newbyart — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:51:02 +0000

Shannon and Kathryn interview Linda Cordner, at the 3rd annual Encaustic Conference! Click to play directly from the site, or download to listen. Images and weblinks will appear as we reference different things.

Linda talks about her involvement with New England Wax and the Luminous Landscape show exhibited at the conference. Apologies for the background noise – we were all sitting in the grass, enjoying the summer weather.

Click here if you’d like to subscribe to the The Buzz podcast on iTunes!

back in action!

newbyart — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:29:19 +0000

Idyllic 50 by Carrie Goller

Annoucements:

1. Team requirements: Requirements have begun to be implemented. Thanks for everyone who has begun to participate! We understand that this team is not for everyone, so we appreciate all the farewells and well-wishes from those that are no longer part of the team. And just so you know, you can feel free to join (or cancel) at any time! For information on our team requirements, please see the About section of the team site.

2. About us: we’ve updated our About section on our team website. Included now is a list of FAQ’s and where to email your questions, ideas and concerns. If we have missed anything that may be of importance on the FAQ’s, please let us know. Thanks!

3. New Call for Encaustic Art: In the Resources section, you’ll find an additional call for encaustic art submissions. The gallery is located in Chicago, IL, called WomanMade Gallery. We hope you will find our list of current calls for submissions helpful as you continue to get your work out there!

4. Podcasts re-launched this week: Be on the lookout for our podcast series to start up again. For June and July, the podcasts will focus on the Montserrat Encaustic Conference that just took place. Lots of pictures, articles and interesting relevant information on encaustic painting and all things related to bees and wax!

5. Summer Object Challenge: is in full swing! For those of you that have signed up to participate, Kathryn has contacted you via email to give you the name and information of your partner. Be creative and send the objects ASAP so everyone has plenty of time to create! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone’s pieces when the challenge is finished! :)

6. One A Day project: If you are interested in doing the One-A-Day project alongside of Shannon and a few other BEE team members, please feel free to jump in. We are aiming to begin late June, but welcome anyone to join us as soon as possible! Email info@beeswaxteam.com (subject line: one a day project) for more information.

Week of May 18

newbyart — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:22:12 +0000

Road Rage Theraphy by Haley Nagy

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1) Team newsletter was sent out last week. In it, were details on the new team member requirements. If you didn’t get a copy, please let us know ASAP! Contact Shannon (writeshans [at] gmail [dot] com). Requirements should be reviewed and taken effect immediately. We will begin distinguishing between active and passive members, starting June 17th. If you wish to remain an active member, please implement the team requirements ASAP! Thanks for everyone’s feedback and cooperation! :)

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 April 20

newbyart — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:16:56 +0000

Fly by AWeeBug

Announcements:

1) The podcast series is now up and running! Check out the first in our bi-weekly series THE BUZZ: an interview with co-leader Kathryn! Some upcoming podcasts include an interview with Etsy’s headquarters and members from other encaustic networks! Have an idea for something we should cover in a podcast? Hit reply and shoot us your ideas

2) Team meeting on Tuesday, April 28th at 9 pm EST hosted in Etsy’s Virtual Labs. A reminder email will be sent closer to time. Please make plans to come! We’ll be discussing some collaboration ideas with other wax networks and talking about how we can improve as a team.

3) New research has proven a possible cure for CCD! For more information, read this article. Looks like we may have hope yet for our beloved honeybees!