by Barbara Downs | Oct 5, 2010
Open Studios is here again! I will be demonstrating encaustic throughout the day, and I always enjoy discussing any and all of my work with visitors. Am I ready? No, but I will be by Saturday. Here’s what my studio looked like at the end of the day today. As you...
by Barbara Downs | Aug 20, 2010
After the flurry of activity finishing the 50 Daily Birds, I really did have to clean the studio. As I cleaned, I was able to clear my head from the last work and think about the next work. Here are some ‘before’ photos. And, ‘after’… Now...
by Barbara Downs | May 9, 2010
Welcome to my new blog! Why “cleaning the studio…?” Well, first of all, because it has to be done. Sometimes. And it’s better than cleaning my house! When I’m ‘stuck’, feeling uncertain about what I’m working on, I clean...