Be Art Happy
What is Art Happy? It is the kind of happiness you experience when you give yourself permission to do something just for you. Not to please someone else, not because you need to do it, or because you know you’ll have something amazing to show for it, but just because you want to. Art Happy is happiness we encounter when we are present, when we pay attention to the beauty that surrounds us, and we
For me, encaustic art is true organic alchemy. While I often find myself struggling in an attempt to control it, I realize that the unpredictable nature of the medium is what makes it so appealing to me. It forces me to let go, and watch in awe as the mystery of the finished piece unfolds. The temperature, the chemistry of the intermingling materials, even gravity, all have a say in the way everything comes together.
Initially the name blue quarry was inspired by the stone quarry that borders my home. That once active, dusty quarry is now filled with water and has become a peaceful and scenic, blue oasis to many species of graceful water birds, so the name seemed meaningful and worthy of being added to my list. But the list was long and nothing really stood out, until I researched the literal and symbolic meanings of the words. As soon as I got to this