Rebecca Wachtman

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)

My collaborative piece Moving Through Blue, The Inner Soul Oh so excited!! Here's part of the write-up about our Fiber 19 show Beyond Blue, being held at the Sidney Museum & Arts Gallery in April!  (Opening reception in April 12th from 1-4pm - we'd LOVE to see you there!!).   Unfortunately my pieces weren't included in this picture, but will be at the show! Join us in April when we feature a fiber art show from Fiber 19, an eclectic group of mixed media fiber artists. Among the members of the group are basket-makers, quilters, silk painters, tapestry weavers, fabric and fiber sculptors, and embroiderers.  They hail from the greater Puget Sound area from Whidbey Island to Kent, plus now have members who have migrated to Portland, California, and Vienna, Austria.  The artists in the show are Sally Anaya, Mary Auld, Debra Calkins, Nikki deRelle, Kaylin Frances, Joanna Graham, Barbara Matthews, Louise Roby, Deborah Taylor, Tre ...

Moving Through Blue, the collection (see my gallery page for more info!) I am so happy!! I finished all of my paintings and accessories for the Blue & Beyond show at the Sidney Art Gallery & Museum (coming up in April!!).  I finished 6 paintings, 5 lampshades (for wineglass tealights) and 10 pendants for necklaces. WHEW!   Wineglass Tealights with silk lampshades All were done with my theme of Moving Through Blue (although a couple of lampshades were done without the motif).  Hand-painted silk embedded in epoxy resin pendants I love what I made and the group is far different from other things I've painted in the past.  It was a lot of fun to work on...and if it ends up being popular, I have other ideas/paintings I want to add. :)  Now I'm starting to work on my next project, which is the scarf for the Habitat for Humanity auction in New Jersey.  I'm going to paint it with pr...