I have been following Lisa Kaus' work for years. I love it and have even tried to imitate it. Since she lives a long way away (Oregon) , I figured I would never get to take one of her classes. Although I knew she did classes for Art and Soul, that remained a bucket list item for so long I wasn't sure it was going to happen. When you see work and read articles about an artist, it isn't really close to seeing them work in person. I wasn't sure that the wax she uses to cover her work would work here in Key West with our high humidity and year-round high temperatures. I found out later that the was is a lot more stable than I ever thought. When I first did try her style, I did a few pieces that I really liked and you can see that
HERE. When I finally figured that I would get to an Art and Soul Camp and saw that she was teaching 2 classes during the 3 days I was there, I signed up for both of them.
The first was entitled GRIDLOCKED. It was certainly fun.
A rough idea of how I was going to lay out my piece.
A little color added.
Lisa showing us how to add depth with water soluble crayons (I didn't know there was such a thing).
Had to use a Mary Englebreit paper doll on this piece. Isn't she a cute little red head!
Making headway. I like it.
Watching Lisa show how to add the embellishments.
Showing off with Marie Kennedy in the office area. I really love this piece.
Set up in my room so I can admire it. (Along with some of the pendants I made).
I am really so glad I could take Lisa's class. It was fun, I learned lots of new things and tried a lot of new products.
Just as a point of reference; Key West has a Ben Franklin and that is the only craft store within about 125 miles. There is a Michael's just before you get into greater Miami and the Hobby Lobby is about 250 miles from me. Most products I use are ordered mail order or I convince Ben Franklin to order it. It is such a treat to be exposed to other products and see how they work.
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