Bee Creative Every Day – AEDM Day3

by jenn on November 3, 2007

in Art,Art Every Day Month,Creativity,NaBloPoMo

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On Day 3 of Art Every Day Month, I took an encaustic painting class (painting using melted beeswax). I enjoyed learning a new medium and look forward to playing around with it more. My mixed-media collage features photos of my grandfather and Japanese paper. A few years ago, I created a collage book about my grandfather’s story of being the first Japanese-American employee at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, so it was nice to reconnect with that.

Rock Paper Scissors, where I took today’s class, is a cool artists’ co-op in Oakland that offers free and low-cost workshops to help foster creativity, community and collaboration. Watch this YouTube video to see the space and hear more about what they’re up to.

[tags]NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month, Art Every Day Month, encaustic painting, Rock Paper Scissors Collective[/tags]

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leah November 3, 2007 at 9:19 pm

what a cool place! so glad you took that encaustic class and enjoyed it!! the encaustic piece you created is great!!

Jamie November 4, 2007 at 10:28 pm

Very cool work that you’ve created. There’s something special about work that springs out of your life and history.

And thanks for sharing that video. I was truly inspired by it.

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