In the past couple of years I've gotten excited about ceramics and gelli plates and...encaustic painting. Encaustic paint is made by adding pigments to beeswax (with a bit of tree resin added to firm up the wax). Some of the things I love about encaustic include the sense of texture and depth, the movement of the wax from solid to liquid and back to solid, and the endless chances for reworking and interacting with the surface. I appreciate the more natural materials and reduc

Wow it's been 2 years since I posted! Work got busy, and there's a lot of kids in this house. Good reasons for sure! But it was a challenge for my Free-Motion Circle website and I'm happy to announce that we've gotten refreshed over there! If I play my cards right that means I'll have more posts to share here. In that spirit, here's what's happened at Free-Motion Circle recently: I shared a printable design that can be printed onto fabric and quilted for a quick bit of FMQ p

My Beginner's class has started (so fun!) and that means it's time to open up a class for intermediate quilters! This is all happening in...