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ENCAUSTIC ARTS MAGAZINE
COMING DECEMBER 1 – Winter 2024 Issue
The Winter 2024 issue features the work of
BARBARA ESMARK, LINDA GREBMEIER, BIRDY HARRISON, JEFF JUHLIN, MARIA LIVRONE, LEAH MACDONALD, FRANCINE MICHEL, and TRACY SPADAFORA.
The cover art for this issue is a detail of work by Jeff Juhlin, Pacifica, encaustic, oil, Unryu paper, sumi ink on cradled wood panel, 48 x 48 x 1.5 inches, 2020.
Click here to see a preview of the artists in this issue.
The link to subscribe and read our twenty-eighth issue will be posted on the main magazine page of our website on December 1. Printed soft-cover copies of the issue will also available for purchase after December 1st.
Building a Sense of Community The Florida Wax Journey
When the editors at Wax Fusion decided to feature a piece on the advantages of forming a local IEA chapter, Florida Wax was the first name that came up. The chapter was founded in 2017 and has been extremely successful. How did that first step happen? Was it inspired by a conference? A conversation with another encaustic artist?
See the whole article on Page 74 >>>
Museum of Florida Art & Culture
Francine Michel: Seasoned Observers
January 4 - March 10, 2023
Museum of Florida Art & Culture
With a unique painting process involving the use of rice paper, ink, encaustic, and watercolor, Saint Petersburg artist Francine Michel creates abstract paintings based on observations of actual plants and trees that for one reason or another stood out to her in her travels. Michel’s translations of flora at different stages of their development and at different times of the year allow us to understand more deeply the complexities of plant life and the character of their forms. Using unexpected colors, shapes, and perspectives, Michel’s paintings in Seasoned Observers reveal the diversity of personalities evident in what Michel considers to be the most interesting plants and trees that she has found in Florida.
Clover Leaf Laura Shepherd Show
Florida Wax Member Frencine E. Michel was interviewed by Laura Shepherd.
The show was live and can be found on Youtube.
The questions were interesting and it was enjoyable to talk about how my work was produced.
Honorable Mention
Evening Palm
Suntan Art Center
Pass-a-Grille, FL
February 2023
Honorable Mention
Waccamau Pine
Treasure Island Art Guild
Treasure Island, FL
February 2023
Honorable Mention
Trash Dump Flowers
Suntan Art Center
Pass-a-Grille, FL
January 2023
Honorable Mention
Sea Grapes
Treasure Island Art Guild
Treasure Island, FL
January 2023
First Place, Pinellas Park Art Association - Pinellas Park
January 15, 2022
8 x 10
Florida Wax Group Exhibit at Art Ovation Hotel
Exhibiting until March 17th, 2021
My Florida Wax Group is exhibiting at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota until March 17th. I was fortunate to have 4 pieces selected by the Curator. The exhibit is in the Crescendo Gallery. In addition to the exhibit, we were asked to do a demo–more information coming soon.
Honorable Mention, Ridge Art Association - Winter Haven City Hall
November 2020
Cedar Knees
16 x 16
Honorable Mention, Ridge Art Association - Winter Haven City Hall
November 2020
Merit Award, Lakeland Art Guild
October 2020
Longleaf Pine and Old and Knobby Tree
8 x 8
Award of Excellence, Ridge Art Association - Winter Haven City Hall
August 2020
Crape Myrtle
8 x 8
Mixed Media
Honorable Mention,
Lakeland Art Association
July 2020
Palo Duro Canyon
10 x 12
Water Mixable Oil
Artist Francine E Michel featured in Warehouse Arts District online.
Francine Michel’s art combines the delicate Chinese approach to painting while using the encaustic wax technique. She says that encaustic painting enhances the Chinese approach with its luminous inherent quality. She has been working with those two art forms for over a quarter of a century now….
— Read more at https://www.warehouseartsdistrictstpete.org/Member-Blog/9038806
Florida Wax
We are a chapter of the International Encaustic Artists who celebrate encaustic art through educational opportunities and supporting the community of artists in the State of Florida working in this medium.