AN APPLE A DAY

I am not typically a food peeler.  With the obvious exception of bananas, oranges and pineapple (and a few others), I don’t often peel fruits or vegetables–from cucumbers to potatoes, apples to tomatoes.  That’s why I eat nectarines not peaches–no fuzz.  And I long for the days before fruits showed up in our grocery stores covered in shiny coats of wax.  This next call from the IEA is a far better use for wax than my apples. 

Check out this Call for Entries from International Encaustic Artists and Art Center Morro Bay for Consequential Fusion:  Messages in Wax.  This is a great opportunity for those of you working with encaustic.  Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:  Consequential Fusion

Encaustic art has seen a resurgence in popularity since the 1990s with people using electric irons, hotplates and heated stylus on a variety of different surfaces including card, paper and even pottery.  The iron makes producing a variety of artistic patterns elementary.  However, the medium is not limited to just abstract designs, it can be used to create complex paintings, just as in other media such as oil and acrylic.

MEDIA:  Two and three dimensional encaustic art. Size is limited to 24″ x 36″ for wall hung art, 24″ x 30″ x 30″ for three-dimensional pieces

ENTRY FEE:
$35 for up to three entries

DEADLINE:
April 8, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  May 6, 2011 via email and IEA website post. Editor’s Note:  Bravo to IEA for sending notifications by email IN ADDITION to posting on their website.

AWARDS:  $1000 in cash prizes from Art Center Morro Bay and product awards from R and F Paints, San Luis Art Supply and more

SALES:  Art Center Morro Bay will collect for all sales, then mail checks to artists, retaining 30 % commission.  Proceeds will help fund student scholarships and educational programs.

ABOUT the ART CENTER MORRO BAY: Located in historic downtown Morro Bay, the Art Center Morro Bay, parented by Morro Bay Art Association, has been the heart of the arts in this community for the past 60 years.

For complete details, read the Full Call online!