Rebecca Wachtman

Magnolia's Life Recycled I am so honored and excited!  TWO of my pieces were accepted to be a part of this summer's EAFA  University House show in Issaquah, WA.    The show will run from June 12th through September 25th, 2015.   Magnolias in the Mist There will be an opening gala/reception on Saturday June 13th, 2015 from 1pm - 3pm with wonderful food, wine, and live music!  Everyone's invited of course!!  Hope to see you there!!

Some of the fabulous Fiber 19 team I had SUCH a good time at the Beyond Blue opening at the Sidney Gallery & Museum in Port Orchard.  It was a lot of fun!!   Me explaining silk painting I demonstrated silk painting, plus there were demonstrations of encaustic work and hand-embroidery.  Lots of fabulous people came to look at the show and watch our demo's (and enjoy the munchies!).              Watching the encaustic process I'm just so impressed with the Sidney Gallery and their wonderful volunteers & staff.  I HIGHLY recommend them as a venue - plus they are wonderful to work with!  A different view  (I'm working on a camellia) A special thanks to Pam Heinrich, the Sidney Gallery's Art Director for selecting Fiber 19's Beyond Blue Show to exhibit for the month of April!! Discussing mounting methods

Hi Everyone! This is the week I get to go on a semi-annual retreat with my Fiber 19 pals! HOORAY!   Courage available for sale at the Beyond Blue show PLUS, it is also the weekend of our Fiber 19 show Beyond Blue, at the Sidney Museum & Art Gallery in Port Orchard, WA.    We'll be there demonstrating our art as well as discussing our show.   Everyone is welcome to come join us - it will be from 1pm-4pm.   April at the Sidney Art Gallery Beyond Blue April 1 - April 25, 2015 Artists' Reception Sunday, April 12, 1-4pm The address is: Sidney Gallery & Museum 202 Sidney Avenue Port Orchard, WA 98366 (360-876-3693)

World Globe Bowl So you're thinking of making your own World Globe Bowl or Lampshade? (a series of 3 tutorial posts explaining how to select a World Globe, make a lampshade, and make a bowl). I've done alright making World Globe Lampshades and Bowls for my business Re-covered Treasures (see my blog  www.Re-coveredTreasures.com and my Etsy store ReCoveredTreasures4U ).    But over the years I've received lots of questions about how to make them, so I thought I would share that information. World Globe Lampshade with crystal trim So this post will be the beginning of a basic tutorial on how to choose World Globes to make World Globe Lampshades and Bowls,  which I will then do a follow-up posts on how to actually make the lampshades and bowls. The first question I always get is "where do you find all of your globes?"   There are a ton of places to find globes:  Garage Sales, Thrift Stores, Friends & Family, Antique Stores, Flea Markets,