Wow, this summer just flew by - thanks to Isabela :-)
Even though being mostly home with the little one might seem monotonous, the days are going by so fast... this time is rewarding in different ways.

I got the chance of working on some artwork though, not a lot but enough to keep me on the tracks of normality - I've been experimenting a lot with encaustics. I made a whole batch of very small pieces - up to 3 inches.


Also I'm starting some bigger pieces 8"x8" encaustics and mixed media.

My next pieces will be drawings, probably on the themes of Jacob's Ladder and Jacob's fight with the angel - for which I did dome photo studies already (i have them in the photo section here and here)

During this summer I took many photographs, but I didn't have the chance of posting them, not even on my website. Hope I will find some time soon.
I am also getting ready for my solo show at Vertin gallery - Calumet, MI, which will be in October and other group shows in the fall and winter months.

The Waterfront Art Festival is a small outdoor artshow here in Escanaba, Mi. I'm trying to participate every summer- being local it is very convenient and we are always having a great time.
This year it was more difficult to get ready for it with the the little baby, but we made it.
The majority of my work was mixed media, a combination - lino cuts, encaustic, collage, painting and drawing.
I also presented my latest jewelry, note cards, prints and tiles.
The tiles were my latest addition - I experimented with transfers, painting and printmaking on tiles. They can be used as wall art, coasters or accent tiles.

Below are images from the show:











Some of the works:







Me and Isabela at the show :-)

Baby Isabela was born on June 24th at 5:48 pm. She is a handful - artwork will have to wait for a few weeks. :-)

'Morning Bed'
I added a new series of photographs - please check them out in the photo section.

A new series of mixed media and CGI works is on the site under mixed media section. Many of them will be starting points for upcoming works, like the crows.
Some of the new pieces are strictly CGI's, other have hand drawn elements later manipulated in Photoshop.
The piece above is titled 'The Underlayers of my Town'

I haven't been working as much I as wished this year - the pregnancy did slow me down quite a bit. But it's almost over - the baby can come anytime now. Due date is June 15th.
They say it's a girl and we hope it stays that way - we got too many cute pink outfits.

Spring is slowly trying to take over in the Upper Peninsula. In no time it will be summer, even though it was in the 30's last night at least there's no more snow.