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

Dallas Wax: Fusion

Please join us for an exhibition of encaustic art at PFAMily Arts in Plano, Texas.

February 6 - March 26, 2010

Opening reception:

February 6, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

PFAMily Arts

4017 Preston Road #544

LakeSide Market

Plano, TX 75093

972.378.1234

www.pfamilyarts.org

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

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/

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

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!

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.

The birth of TexasWAX/Dallas

Thanks to prompting from Gwen Plunkett in Houston, the local (Dallas area) encaustic group is born!

So far, we are:
Deanna Wood
Cheryl McClure
Trayc Claybrook
Charlotte Cornett
Vidya Kagal
Junanne Peck
Janet Reynolds
Silvia Thornton
Robin Walker
Susan Sponsler Carstarphen
Fran Strebel
Pedrameh Manoochehri
Darlyne Hartman

We will be loosely affiliated with Gwen's TexasWAX/Houston group.

We're currently looking for some exhibition space in Dallas during the CAA conference so our groups can show together.

More info to come soon!