Alcohol Inks and Encaustic Wax Artwork

Just a quick post to show you what I've been up to lately. I've been really enjoying experimenting with alcohol inks and encauastic wax.

I've used alcohol inks a fair bit in the past, mainly with polymer clay, but this is the first time I've used them for 'painting'. I love the unknown and unexpectedness of the inks; you never know quite how a painting's  going to turn out. And the vividness of the colours makes it lots of fun too! This is a piece I've just listed on Etsy:

 
Encaustic wax is something I've been wanting to try for a couple of years. When I was in Darwin 7 years ago I watched an artist at the market create wonderful Australian landscapes with encaustic wax (I bought one of course!) and thought it was something I'd love to try one day. Well, now I have... These are some of my Etsy listings:

And did I share my photo transfers with you? Here are two of my most popular:

Hope you like! What have you been trying out lately?

    

My new small art shop

I finally opened my new Etsy shop a few weeks ago. After a number of years of selling online, both Folksy and Etsy mainly, I never really felt I had a focus. I started with photography then added polymer clay bits and bobs and some handbound books and French memo boards... and well, anything I felt like really!

I'm still offering a variety of media, but it's all small art (including ACEOs and inchies). So much easier to market and explain to people what I do!

At the moment, my shop is mostly photo transfers on watercolour paper, but I'll be adding more on wood soon, as well as encaustic art, more polymer clay and illustrations. I've spent so long experimenting with transfers and think I've finally cracked it:)

Trying to get going with the children's book publishing again, but there's so much going on with my non-business life, it's pretty hard to fit it all in!

Anyway, please take a look at my new shop:) Love to hear what you think, as always.