Minutes from April 18, 2010 meeting

We met at Silvia Thornton's home.

Attendees: Silvia Thornton, Linda Disosway, Mary Wright, Vet and Nancy Ferro.

We talked about Intellectual Property Law in relationship to copyright and how it effects us as artists. Especially when we work with commissions and are asked to put specific imagery into the piece.

Vet reported on the Melting Point Show at the Art Centre of Plano. A great reception and turnout with three pieces selling:

Linda Disosway---Untitled 2

Antoneta Hillman--Traveling Heart

Michelle Pryor--Water Dance

May 10, 10-4 is the pickup of work from the show.

Mary reported on The Encaustic Center opening Friday, April 16, She said Peggy and Cheryl did a great job with their demo's, the work was fab and there was a really good turnout.

Vet told us about the next art exchange, mark your calendar:

ArtCycleTx Exchange, May 16, 10a-4p 235 Murray Street, Dallas Tx 75226

Email: artcycletx@gmail.com for more information. Visit and post comments -ArtCycleTx.blogspot.com. see you there!!

Next meeting TBD

Peggy Epner and Cheryl McClure at The Encaustic Center

Peggy Epner "Forest Falling" and Cheryl McClure "Influenced by the Land"

Opening reception:
Friday, April 16th, 2010
6:00 to 9:00
Show continues through May, 28th

Peggy and Cheryl will be doing a demo on their intriguing techniques at 7:00 and 7:45
We so look forward to having you here for an evening of art, food, wine and music

The Encaustic Center
580 W. Arapaho Rd. #271
Richardson, TX 75080

Caryl Gordon at The Encaustic Center

Caryl Gordon

Redefining Nature

Opening Reception

Friday, February 19th, 2010

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Caryl will be doing an encaustic wax demonstration of her collaging process incorporating some of her original materials at 7:00

The encaustics evolved from the monoprints I have been creating over the past 14 years. They are essentially collages using wax as an adherent. I also use the wax to paint areas of the collage. When I construct my monoprints, I often use found objects of flat metal, plastic or wood with unusual textures and shapes to emboss my plates. I now use these same textures and shapes in my encaustics in a variety of ways. Sometimes, I will cut up my monoprints to basically recycle them, using the chosen portions for collage purposes. In addition, I make my own fabric designs on raw canvas using the before-mentioned found objects as stencils, spray painting the canvas with fabric dyes. I use these pieces of cloth in my collages as well. In fact, I use whatever I can find that interests me, a real recycling endeavor, for collaging, stenciling, stamping, tracing, etc. I have been a fine art printmaker since 1996, making mostly monoprints in my home studio in Plano,Texas. I started my art education at the Art Student's League in New York City during high school, studied a year at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts and received my BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture in New York City in 1975. After four children and a freelance photography business, I went back to my art full time. Since then, my prints have been in juried shows in museums, galleries, universities and art centers all over the country. Just last year I discovered The Encaustic Center in Richardson, Texas and my passion for encaustics came alive! I am tremendously excited by what is for me a new medium, and I hope y'all enjoy looking at my encaustic collage/paintings as much as I have enjoyed creating them!

To view more of my work, please visit my website at www.carylcgordon.com.

Texas Wax Logo Competition

RULES & ENTRY PROCEDURE

Texas Wax, a Texas non-profit arts organization, invites you to submit an entry to its Logo Competition. We appreciate your participation and wish you good luck!

CONCEPT OF COMPETITION

Artwork should embody the spirit and mission statement of Texas Wax (please see below). It will become the visual identification for the Texas Wax non-profit entity and will be the property of Texas Wax. Selected artwork will be used as the primary logo for the organization on its website and other marketing materials.

RULES OF COMPETITION

1. Submit original artwork or comprehensive layouts. The work must be original. Design must incorporate original ideas of the artist. Because the artwork will receive widespread exposure, the design may not be a close derivative of an existing logo.

2. Entrants are encouraged to include with their entries a brief explanation of how the design of the logo reflects Texas Wax. The logo should be suitable for adaptation to a variety of formats, such as the Texas Wax printed materials, website, etc. The logo should maintain its appearance well in different sizes. The logo must work in black and white, grayscale, and in color. The logo should incorporate the name "Texas Wax” and may, but is not required, to include the words “Encaustic Arts.”

3. Board members and officers of Texas Wax are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate. All Associate Members of Texas Wax are eligible and encouraged to participate. It is not necessary however to be an Associate Member of Texas Wax to submit an entry.

4. The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Texas Wax LLC from and against any damages or losses sustained as a result of any design that is not original. By submitting an entry the artist certifies that he/she is the author of the material submitted to Texas Wax and that if the entry is selected, Texas Wax and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. By submitting an entry the artist further agrees if his/her entry is selected he/she will assign free of charge all exclusive and transferable rights to use, publish, advertise, copy, modify, alter and reproduce the logo in any possible manner (commercial and non-commercial).

JUDGES

Texas Wax will select judges for the competition that may include representatives from the Texas Wax board, professional graphic designers and representatives from the arts community. Judges will not know the identity of the entrants and will base their decision solely on the artistic merit of the entry.

AWARDS

The winning artist will receive a $250 cash award and will be identified on the Texas Wax website with a link to the artist’s website, if requested.

ELIGIBILITY

1. To be eligible to win the $250 cash award, entrants must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the state of Texas at the time of the competition.

2. Entries submitted must be the original artwork or design of the entrant.

3. Each entry should contain the design of the logo, including any associated lettering. Each entry must include the entry form (below) with the following information: name, address, email, phone number, and signature.

4. Entries should be submitted as jpeg, tiff or eps files and should not exceed 3MB in size.

5. There are no fees to submit an entry. Limit one logo submission per person.

CALENDAR

All entries must be emailed by March 1, 2010 to Sharon Kyle Kuhn of Texas Wax at: bay6studio@gmail.com. In lieu of email submissions, digital files may be sent on a CD to Sharon Kyle Kuhn at: 5305 Bolm Rd, Unit6, Austin, TX 78721. Mailed entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010 to be considered.

April 2, 2010

Winning artwork and artist will be announced. All entrants will be notified by email when judging is completed.

MORE INFORMATION

Contact Deanna Wood, Texas Wax Communications Committee Chair - 972.345.9968 or deanna.wood@verizon.net

TEXAS WAX MISSION STATEMENT

Texas Wax is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support, educate, and promote the efforts of its associate members in the creation, exhibition and distribution of encaustic arts in Texas. Texas Wax provides support and education for its associates through workshops, seminars and group meetings regarding the use of the medium, business advice and artistic review. Texas Wax promotes the efforts of its associate members through group shows, digital media and marketing materials. In addition to the services provided to its associate members, Texas Wax promotes encaustic arts throughout the state of Texas and beyond through programming, events and educational materials that educate art collectors, art dealers, aspiring artists, students and the general community.

-------- include completed entry form with your entry ---------

ENTRY FORM

Name:

Address:

Phone:

email:

The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Texas Wax LLC from and against any damages or losses sustained as a result of any design that is not original. By submitting an entry the artist certifies that he/she is the author of the material submitted to Texas Wax and that if the entry is selected, Texas Wax and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. By submitting an entry the artist further agrees if his/her entry is selected he/she will assign free of charge all exclusive and transferable rights to use, publish, advertise, copy, modify, alter and reproduce the logo in any possible manner (commercial and non-commercial).

Signature:

Date:

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Mail completed entry form to:

Texas Wax Logo Competition

5305 Bolm Rd, Unit6

Austin, TX 78721

Global Swarming

Global Swarming: An Exploration and Reflection of Colony Collapse Disorder

Featuring artwork by members of Texas Wax

Texas Discovery Gardens
3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas, Texas 75210
(214) 428-7476
www.texasdiscoverygardens.org

September 4, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Opening reception: September 4, 6-8 pm
Grand Opening of Butterfly House: September 12 & 13

Texas Discovery Gardens is located through Gate 6 at Fair Park

Global Swarming is an inaugural exhibit in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium.

www.texaswax.com

Artists featured:
Ivonne Acero
Kristy Battani
Trayc Claybrook
Charlotte Cornett
Rhonda Daniel
Linda Disosway
Diane reader Dorn
Brett Dryer
Peggy Epner
Nancy Ferro
Laura Griffin
Darlene Hartman
Carolyn Fox Hearne
Antoaneta Melnikova Hillman
Larry Kitchen
Teri Leuders
Jackie Maclelland
Cheryl McClure
Carmen Menza
Junanne Peck
Michelle Pryor
Janet Reynolds
Patty Rooney
Susan Sposler-Carstarphen
Silvia Thornton
Carolyn Todd
VET
Deanna Wood
Mary Wright

note: the graphic above can be downloaded and used to email to your mailing list.

August 16 TexasWax/Dallas Meeting Minutes

In attendance:
Patty Rooney, Mary Wright, Teri Lueders, Michelle Pryor, Susan Sponsler-Carstarphan, Brett Dyer, Carmen Menza, Juliane Robles,Vet, Rhonda Daniel, Silvia Thornton, Margaret Kunkel

Discussed news from Austin:
Membership dues
August 17 deadline to pay or name will be removed from website. (Addendum—Marilyn is not removing any names at this time…) But please if you have not paid sign up thru the website ASAP.

Austin Group Meeting September 19.
All chapters invited. Austin members will present their work, a light lunch will be served 10:30-1:30 p.m. Location: TBD (perhaps Bay6 Gallery and Studios OR Sharon’s house...Hope lots of people from Dallas can come!!

November 7: "10" in Austin (fund raiser show—one night only)
No entry fee. Prices start at $100. 80% to the artist, 20% to TexasWax.

The committees will be in charge of how the proceeds (as with all money) will be spent. Final approval of treasurer and president is always necessary

All pieces s/be 10" x 10" x 2" & address the title "10" Enter up to 5 pieces. Only requirement beyond size is that member has paid dues.

Sharon to put final prospectus out early next week.

TEXASWAX Board Members to be announced very soon!!!
Again the committee chairs will decide where and how funds are to be spent…annual shows, groups shows, individual shows, etc. will fall under programming chair/committee....education is another committee chair...as is communications (advertising, website, promotions, etc.) and then development will be in charge of obtaining more funds when we need them...through grants, donors, membership, etc. Each year we are eligible to elect a new treasurer (in any city) to maintain the account...approve, etc...

Most of the Board members/committee chairs have been chosen and will be announced once the at large position is filled.

Global Swarming:
Deanna is currently finalizing the design of the postcard and will keep us updated. We will have costs to share from reception, postcards and special hardware purchased to hang the show.

All artwork hangs until end of show. The artwork is for sale. TDG takes 10%. They will close out books monthly and issue checks.

Janet is trying to shop the showas well and believes that discussion is in order for future shows.

Pertinent Dates:
The only schedule change was in the entry deadline (Aug 9) and the notification date (now Aug 21)
(Show runs September 1 to January 4, 2010)
August 28th 10-5:00 Deliver artwork to Texas Discovery Gallery
Include artist's statement and resume
August 29th, 10-? Hang Art Saturday
Sept 4, 6-8 TEXASWAX Opening.
Sept 12 & 13. GRAND OPENING ART & BUTTERFLY HOUSE
January 3 Exhibition closes

Next Texas Wax Dallas meeting:
Sunday, Sept 20 from 1 to 2:00 at Texas Discovery Gardens.
3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 75210
(214) 428-7476 www.texasdiscoverygardens.org

No ticket is necessary until the fair officially opens. The GRAND OPENING of the Butterfly House is a huge event BEFORE the Fair opens with press & funders in attendance. Fair officially opens Sep 25.

Discussed the good turn-out at the WAXY 100 Show!

Brett Dyer: TCC Exhibit: Encaustic Methods & Techniques
52 pieces are hanging: Opening is Sept. 3, 4-6pm
Postcards were passed out—contact Brett if you need some.
Show closes October 8 and the pick-up of artwork can be discussed at next meeting.

Kilgore College Show: The Alchemy of Encaustic
Oct. 1 Entry deadline. (Form available soon on website)
Deliveries can be made at the Oct. 18 meeting: Location TBD
Oct. 29 Official delivery to Kilgore College....

HOWEVER, if you are coming to the opening and want to help hang the afternoon of the 30th, great! Carolyn will need to have the pieces no later than 2:00 p.m. on the 30th.

October 30 Opening Reception 6:30 to 8:30

The college does not charge commissions on any sales. The checks would be made directly from purchaser to the artist.

For more info. Contact Carolyn at foxhearne@cablelynx.com

Other issues:
Discussed terms for artist compensation and how we need to be very thorough when securing a show as to details of the venue’s policies regarding time frame of payment. Commissions, credit card fees, etc… this is the wake of the Degrees show where such issues/problems arose.

Also discussed how we need to take advantage of the TexasWax (State) website and to be thinking about what we post there as well as/vs. our Dallas site/blogspot…

Teri Lueders encouraged members to sign up to the LinkedIn Texas Wax group. The point of the LinkedIn group is so that we can share our unique business contacts for the purposes of networking, and that once you join, you should be sure and request LinkedIn connections with other members and accept any requests you receive from other Texas Wax members, too. That way we can all can leverage the strength of LinkedIn and possibly take advantage of new business opportunities.

We need a volunteer to host October 18 meeting.

See you all at next meeting Sept 20 @ TDG!!

Texas Wax members in VAST members exhibition in Denton

Three Texas Wax members have work in the VAST members exhibition that is on display now in Denton. They also won awards!

Visual Arts Society of Texas
21st Annual Juried Members Exhibit 2009

Junanne Peck - $75 Carpenter-Wild Associates Award II
“Three Balls and One Fish Kite”
Monotype
6” x 8”

Deanna Wood - $25 VAST Merit Award IV
"Forgotten Road"
gouache, collage, and encaustic
24" x 24"

Mary Wright - $250 First Place – Littie Grooms Award
"New Day"
relief and intaglio print

Center for the Visual Arts, Meadow Gallery
400 East Hickory Street, Denton, Texas

Currently showing through September 4
Hours: Tues. – Sun. 1:00 – 5:00 pm

July 19, 2009 Meeting Minutes

7/19/09 meeting minutes

Attendees:
Mary Wright
Deanna Wood
Teri Lueders
Silvia Thornton
Rhonda Daniel
Karen Chaussabel
Brett Dyer
Junanne Peck
Nancy Ferro
Robin Walker
Charlotte Cornett
VET
Peggy Epner
Denise Spillane

Encaustic Methods: TexasWAX/Dallas
Brett brought information about the Encaustic Methods: TexasWAX/Dallas exhibit at Tarrant County College.

Brett took some of the work and will get more at the closing of the Meltdown exhibit at the Art Hotel.

They will install at TCC on 8/11, most likely in the evening. If you’d like to help, email Brett at western26 at msn.com

Also email Brett your resume and statement, and let him know if you need him to pick up your work from the Art Hotel.

New statewide Texas Wax group
Become a member by August 15 in order to keep your link on the texaswax.com website. If you don’t have a link there, when you join your link will be added.

You can join online here:
http://texaswax.com/members/become-a-member/

Plano Art Centre
Charlotte mentioned that she’d spoken to someone at the Plano Art Centre and they wanted us to exhibit and Deanna had, too. Deanna sent in a proposal for the group requesting the April 9 – May 8, 2010 slot in their large gallery.

They provide postcards up to a certain quantity and we can pay for extras if we want.

They also provide food and beverage for the reception.

They take a 25% commission on sales.

They hang the show but we can have it curated or juried if we want.

They say there’s no fee for using the space, but they do have a hanging and lighting fee and they say it usually stays below $300.

Following prospectus
There was discussion about confusion over some of the guidelines for exhibitions. Please read and follow the prospectus that is provided.

Global Swarming
Remember that August 1 is the deadline to send your jpgs to Janet. The prospectus is available on the files section of the Google group site.

(If you can’t access the Google group, then you might need to set up a Google account. If you still have problems, contact Deanna at deanna.wood at verizon.net.)

Janet is trying to set up something that would be at the MAC during the exhibition.

Collaboration exhibit at Art Hotel
To accommodate some of the collaborative pieces, Janet is talking with Joanna at Art Hotel to have an exhibition in October of the collaborative work that fits the Global Swarming theme.

Members in shows
Silvia Thornton has work at Haley Henman.

Mary Wright and Patty Rooney have work in the VAST 125-Mile Exhibition at TWU in Denton. And Mary’s piece won an award.

Deanna Wood and Trayc Claybrook will have some of their Waxy Buildup work in a show called Women’s Work…? at the Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA.

Junanne Peck has work in the TVAA show in Dallas and Décor in North Dallas.

Next meeting
Sunday, August 16, 1-3 pm at Patty Rooney’s – 8035 Nimrod Trail, Dallas

note: Dallas blog
If your name is not listed on the list on the right and you would like it to be, please email Deanna at deanna.wood at verizon.net and she’ll add you. If you have a website or blog that you’d like to link to, include that, too.

Sharon Kyle-Kuhn to visit from Austin

Sharon Kyle-Kuhn will be speaking to the members of Texas Wax Dallas about some of the changes happening due to the non-profit status of the group. She will answer your questions and address your concerns about the changes.

Please join us at The Encaustic Center on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 pm.

580 W. Arapaho #271
Richardson, TX 75080
map and directions

June 18 meeting minutes

Meeting held of the Arthotel Gallery, Dallas.

Artwork for show current show delivered.

A large portion of the meeting was devoted to the future of our Texas Wax Dallas group. Ivonne Acero attended a meeting June 18 in Austin with the Austin Wax group. They have developed an infrastructure that covers their mission, organizational charting, non-profit status and registration of the Texas Wax name. We (Dallas) have been offered the opportunity to join with the Austin group with some of the following benefits: executive committee seats, new chapter status, annual group show, fund raising opportunities, web presence, workshops, liability insurance and annual $35 dues.

There was much discussion of the Dallas benefit packet, obligations, levels of participation, value of $35 fee and distribution of funds collected. Also questions on use of name with or without joining, and impact of individual support of state wide groups. There was an informal vote and overall agreement to join the Austin group, but to get more information about specific structure and benefits.

Ivonne collected questions that were raised and will be send then to Sharon for review and response. It was requested that she come to Dallas and meet with the Dallas group.

Global Swarming show details and clarification discussed. Collaborative pieces count as 1 piece for each artist that creates artwork. Hexagon shapes not mandatory. Art work submitted should reflect theme of the show.

Brett announced and handed out information regarding upcoming Tarrant County show in August. Artwork to be delivered at our next meeting Sunday, July 19 at the Encaustic Center, Richardson.

Notes submitted by VET, June 28, 2009

update: Sharon Kyle-Kuhn from the Austin group will be at The Encaustic Center on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 pm to talk to the group about any questions or concerns over the changes.

May 24, 2009 Meeting Minutes

Thanks to Ivonne for hosting the meeting and for taking minutes!

Meeting started at 1:30 after most of the attendees arrived. Members present were Teri Lueders, Ivonne Acero, Peggy Epner, Silvia Thornton, Diane Dorn, Linda Disosway, Juliana Robles, Mary White, Karen Chaussabel, Michelle Pryor, Deanna Wood, Patty Rooney, Junanne Peck, Susan Sponsler, Rhonda Daniel, VET.

After each member introduction VET took the floor to talk and give details about the next show in the agenda, Melt Down at the Art Hotel Gallery. She walked us through a hand-out with dates and specifics about the show. Deadline is June 14th; VET will be doing a Calendar update. Please refer to it for specific dates and details.

Next we talked about the Degrees show in Houston. Deanna did not accept any reimbursement, but asked if somebody could pick and pack the show to bring it to Dallas. Diane Dorn will get back to us to see if she can do it. If you think you can pick up the show this coming Sunday May 31st at 4:00 pm, please contact Deanna Wood.

Deanna Wood made a request about someone from our group to meet with representatives from the other groups in Austin on June 18. The meeting will be about the future of TexasWAX as a whole, including non-profit status. Ivonne Acero offered herself, she will be checking her calendar and getting back to Deanna. If you would like to attend, please talk to Deanna. Becoming a non-profit will be very beneficial for us for grants, scholarships, money to go to conventions, education, etc.

Next we talked about the show that Brett organized for us at Tarrant County College, Encaustic Methods- TexasWAX/Dallas. Since Brett was absent, Deanna and VET went ahead and gave the details. Sept 10th and 11th is the installation and you can deliver your pieces either at the July meeting or coordinate with Brett for delivery. We also spoke about whether it would be nice to have demonstrations and/or a talk for students. The reception is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 3, at 4:00 pm.

Next we talk about Janet Reynolds’ “ Global Swarming." There are two different openings one at the state fair: Opens Sept 4th and delivery of artwork is August 1st. There will be a second opening September 12 & 13. Please refer to calendar.

And last but not least we spoke about the Kilgore College show. Delivery of artwork is Oct 29th and opens in November 2nd.

As you see there is a lot going on. Next meeting will be at the Art Hotel, 1112 S. Akard
Dallas, TX 75215. We will deliver our artwork for the Melt Down show at that time.

Here's the updated calendar of events that VET put together (thanks, VET!):

TEXAS WAX CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2009 (still being finalized)
Date Event/Activity
June 6 Encaustic workshop for Meltdown Exhibit

June 14 Deadline for Meltdown Exhibit

June 28 Group Meeting @ Art Hotel, Dallas; Deliver artwork

_______* Deadline for Encaustic Methods Exhibit

July 11 Reception Meltdown Exhibit @Art Hotel, Dallas

July 19 Group Meeting @ Encaustic Center, Richardson: Deliver artwork for Encaustic Methods

August 1 Deadline Global Swarming Exhibit

August 8 Closing Meltdown Exhibit, pickup artwork

August 10 Install Encaustic Methods: Texas WAX/Dallas @ Tarrant County College

August 16 Group Meeting @ Patty Rooney’s

August 28 Deliver artwork for Global Swarming @ Texas Discover Gallery

Sept 3 Reception Encaustic Methods: Texas WAX/Dallas, Tarrant County

Sept 4 Reception Global Swarming Exhibit opening, Texas Discover Gardens

Sept 12 & 13 Grand Opening Art & Butterfly House

Sept 20 Group Meeting – Texas Discover Gardens

________* Encaustic Methods closes; pickup artwork

________* Deadline for Kilgore Exhibit

October 18 Group Meeting – TBA

October 29 Deliver Artwork @ Kilgore College

October 30 Reception @ Kilgore College

November 15 Group Meeting – TBA

December 10 Kilgore Exhibit closes; pickup artwork

December 20 Group Meeting – TBA

January 3 Global Swarming closes; pickup artwork

More °degrees° photos

Tasty food!


Trayc Claybrook (Dallas)

lto r - Junanne Peck, Ivonne Acero (Dallas)

Ivonne Acer0 (Dallas)

l to r - Bonnie Leibowitz, Antoanetta Hillman (Dallas)

l to r - Janet Reynolds, VET, Juliana Robles - (Dallas)

mingling

more mingling

Peggy Epner's piece (center)

Denise Stringer-Davis (Houston)

Deanna Wood (Dallas)

(left) Patty Rooney (Dallas)

Julia Koivumaa (Houston)

(left) Brett Dyer (Dallas)

°degrees°

The weather was not the only thing that was hot in Houston this weekend. Saturday evening, May 9th, from 7-9 pm, the M² Gallery was filled with patrons and artists visiting and viewing the texasWAX exhibition entitled °degrees°. The exhibit featured artists from all of the texasWAX groups: Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Thank you to the M² Gallery for such a lovely space and reception. The exhibition will be on view until May 31st. For more information: http://www.m2-houston.com/

Meeting minutes - April 19, 2009

We met at The Encaustic Center in Richardson.

Present were: Peggy Epner, Diane Dorn, Mary Wright, VET, Trayc Claybrook, Janet Reynolds, Charlotte Cornett, Silvia Thornton, Junanne Peck, Patty Rooney, Michelle Pryor, Juliana Robles, Cheryl McClure, Carolyn Fox-Hearne, Bibi Gill, Ivonne Acero, Bonny Leibowitz, and Deanna Wood.

We collected the work for the Degrees show in Houston. Deanna is going to deliver it to the gallery on Sunday, May 3rd.

Each exhibiting artist is responsible for $3 for the postcards and $15 for food. Deanna collected the postcard money and some food money, since the finalized food cost wasn't known at the time.

The opening exhibit for Degrees is Saturday, May 9th at Gallery M Squared. I hope everybody can make it to Houston!

VET talked about Melt Down, the Art Hotel show coming up this summer. She'll send more info soon, but this is the preliminary info:
The show will be in July at the Art Hotel, 1112 S. Akard, Dallas.
Bring artwork to the June meeting that VET is hosting at the Art Hotel.
VET or the gallery owner will curate from images (more info to come).
She's going to work on setting up a workshop to tie in to the show.
The show will be up for a month.
Each person can probably have 3 or 4 pieces.

Deanna proposed Brett's idea to have a group show at the TCC Southeast Campus gallery. There's a large space and it can accommodate work from many of our past shows. He wants the theme to be encaustic materials and methods and suggested that we come up with a name that's descriptive fo that idea. So we brainstormed some names and decided to give them to Brett to decide the final one.

Update: Brett decided on a title - Encaustic Methods: TexasWAX/Dallas

He'll have dates and more info soon.

Janet reported on the Global Swarming show at the Texas Discovery Gardens. She's going to meet with them soon and will send out more information. Patty was going to contact someone she knows to get a quote on hexagon panels.

Carolyn is looking at the gallery schedule at Kilgore College and will try to get us a group show there. Possibly in December, but she'll get back to us with more info.

Charlotte reported on the New Mexico Wax show that she saw in Santa Fe. She said that the group there would like to have a show with us as well.

Our next meeting will be on Sunday, May 24, at Ivonne Acero's studio - 3116 Commerce St, Suite E, Dallas.

Charlotte Cornett sent images of the Waning and Waxing show at the Zane Bennett Gallery in Santa Fe. Enjoy!

Charlotte (left) with Martha Baker and the 2 paintings that Martha had in the show.

Ellen Koment's pieces.

Ellen Koment

Paula Roland's piece.

New Mexico Wax

If you're in the Santa Fe area, be sure to check out the exhibit featuring members of New Mexico Wax - Waning and Waxing: The Resurgence of Encaustic.

March 20 - May 2, 2009

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009, 1 - 4 PM
Encaustic demonstrations and lecture, free and open to the public

Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
435 S. Guadalupe
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Some Like It Hot

Here are a few images from the Some Like It Hot reception last night at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas.












We'll be doing a hands-on demo on Saturday, September 13 at 2:00 pm. I hope you can join us!

Some Like It Hot

Please join us for one hot art show!

Some Like It Hot!
Art by the members of TexasWAX/Dallas

Curated by Janet Reynolds

Bath House Cultural Center
521 E. Lawther Drive, Dallas, Texas

August 30 - September 27, 2008

Reception: August 30, 7-9 pm

Encaustic Demos: September 13, 2-5 pm
In conjunction with the DADA art walk

Hope to see you there!

March Meeting

one last look at the TexasWAX show at Collaborating Artists Media Projects...

The members of TexasWAX/Dallas met on March 16 at CAMP. We took down our work and then had a short meeting.

I didn't take great notes, but here's what I've got:

Participating members - Deanna Wood, Robin Walker, Cheryl McClure, Diane Dorn, Janet Reynolds, Junanne Peck, Franzi Bader, and Silvia Thornton. Shelly Thompson joined us to find out what we are all about.

Congratulations to Cheryl McClure. One of her pieces will be featured on the cover of Nita Leland's upcoming book.

Future exhibitions - Janet reported that the Bathhouse Cultural Center most likely won't get back to us until maybe April concerning the proposal that we submitted.

We briefly discussed approaching 14th Street Gallery in Plano and the MAC in Dallas. I'm going to a show at 14th Street soon, so I offered to speak with the gallery owner.

We also discussed the need for future shows to be curated or juried in some way - it's just more professional. Some possible juror/curator names were brought up.

TexasWAX Austin - I was contacted recently by Sharon Kyle Kuhn in Austin. She was interested in joining our group but I encouraged her to start her own "chapter" in Austin. And she did! She's just getting the blog started...

So there's a possibility of having some collaborative shows in Austin as well.

Upcoming encaustic classes - there's an R&F workshop in Boerne, Texas in May and October.

Also the 2nd Annual Encaustic Painting Conference in Massachusetts is coming up in June.

Next meeting - April 20, 1-3 pm at Junanne Peck's studio in Fort Worth.

TexasWAX/Austin!

I got an email recently from Sharon Kyle Kuhn, an artist who lives in Austin. She works in encaustic and was interested in learning more about our group.

So I encouraged her to start a group in Austin!

She's set up a blog and is in the process of finding some members. So if you know anyone in Austin who works in encaustic or uses wax in their work, send them Sharon's way.

We're looking forward to another collaborative show and adding Austin to the mix is really exciting.