But not just ANY wolf.....my friend Daniella Woolf from California. Daniella is the other third of Wendy and Judy, owners of WaxWorksWest. She's in town for a visit to New York and stopping overnight to see me....this has to be my luckiest week...first Wendy & Judy and now Daniella.
The timing is so amazing and completely coincidental. It is what I've explained before as 'B'Sheret'.....Hebrew for fated and meant to be.....Lucky me !
Unfortunately the weather is not very cooperative....we've had rain steadily for almost 2 weeks...but, honestly, at least its cool outside and everything is in full bloom & I get to see friends who live far away.
and, speaking of wax......when Wendy & Judy were here we found some paper mache masks hiding in my office and they suggested I see how Beeswax would hold up on it.
I brushed on a layer, fused it and repeated that about 4 times building layers.
I know..it looks a little scary, it's a weird little mask, but it was still a good thing to experiment on.
I brushed on some of those Pan Pastels I'm coming to love more and more.
You must fuse with each step, so, after I brushed on the colors I fused, added more wax, fused, added a different color pastel (see below) , fused and waxed again. Every time you fuse something into a layer something of the subsequent layers show...it' s a fascinating process.
On the last go around I brushed on Perfect Pearls & fused
Then I found a little UTEE piece I had lying around (I keep a lot of 'spare parts') and glued it on. The mask shape really IS a little weird, creepy almost (LOL) but I really love the look of the finished piece. Just the way all those colors meld into each other.
It's really just all about the wax. I love wax.
Well.....now that I've expounded - again - on all things waxy, I'm off to hang with Daniella and talk about it some more !
The timing is so amazing and completely coincidental. It is what I've explained before as 'B'Sheret'.....Hebrew for fated and meant to be.....Lucky me !
Unfortunately the weather is not very cooperative....we've had rain steadily for almost 2 weeks...but, honestly, at least its cool outside and everything is in full bloom & I get to see friends who live far away.
and, speaking of wax......when Wendy & Judy were here we found some paper mache masks hiding in my office and they suggested I see how Beeswax would hold up on it.
I brushed on a layer, fused it and repeated that about 4 times building layers.
I know..it looks a little scary, it's a weird little mask, but it was still a good thing to experiment on.
I brushed on some of those Pan Pastels I'm coming to love more and more.
You must fuse with each step, so, after I brushed on the colors I fused, added more wax, fused, added a different color pastel (see below) , fused and waxed again. Every time you fuse something into a layer something of the subsequent layers show...it' s a fascinating process.
On the last go around I brushed on Perfect Pearls & fused
Then I found a little UTEE piece I had lying around (I keep a lot of 'spare parts') and glued it on. The mask shape really IS a little weird, creepy almost (LOL) but I really love the look of the finished piece. Just the way all those colors meld into each other.
It's really just all about the wax. I love wax.
Well.....now that I've expounded - again - on all things waxy, I'm off to hang with Daniella and talk about it some more !
Suze, I don't think it's creepy at all, I think it's fascinating... I can't wait to try beeswax on chipboard, now, thanks! :D
Posted by: Judi (Approachable Art) | June 20, 2009 at 09:42 PM
wow!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so intrigued by your wax innovations Suze! When are you going to invite groups down for Wax retreats???? I would soooo come!! Your blog is always full of joy and techniques, i love it every day. Thanks for being so generous with your sharing.
joanne
Posted by: joanne sharpe | June 19, 2009 at 10:57 AM
It came out cool. Looks almost like an old indian, like on the old cigar ads from many years ago.
Posted by: Heidi Gore | June 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Absolument magnifique. J'adore moi aussi, grace à vous le travail à la cire. Votre masque est sublime. Je vais essayer...
Posted by: Pascale | June 19, 2009 at 02:30 AM