Vignettes in Wax and Words Call for Entry 2020 IEA Juried Exhibition In Digital Magazine Format
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Vignettes in Wax and Words 2020 IEA Juried Exhibition in Digital Magazine Format vignette 1) a brief evocative description, account, or episode 2) a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border 3) a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or character and gives a trenchant impression about that character, an idea, setting, and/or object The “vignette in wax” can be a painting, sculpture, assemblage, installation, etc that includes wax (encaustic, cold wax, or any other wax-based medium) as a primary element of the piece. The “and words” should be an evocative description (100 words or less) that describes or enhances the art. It can be a poem, a story, a journal entry, or a feeling put into words. For installations, sculptures, and paintings that require additional detail images, the description can be 200 words or less. NOTE: Include the text in a .pdf or .doc file and attach it to the entry form. Each entry should also include a high quality jpeg image at 300 ppi sized at a minimum of 1080 pixels for height and a minimum of 835 pixels for width. Images should not exceed a maximum file size of 4 MB each. Installations, sculptures, and large paintings should also include two additional images of different views and/or details. Entry is free to all IEA Members in good standing and $30 for nonIEA Members.
Collaborations should be submitted as one entry and the entry fee is waved if the entry is submitted by an IEA member in good standing. Each entrant is limited to one entry form. A maximum of two vignette submissions can be made per entry form. For more detailed instructions on how to fill out the call for entry form, please go to https://www.international-encausticartists.org/CallsforEntry and download the "Vignettes in Wax and Words Call for Entry Cheat Sheet”. Submission of work to this exhibition constitutes an agreement to have the submitted images and text included in the digital publication, Vignettes in Wax and Words, and on the IEA website and social media sites for promotional use. The artists must own the copyright for all artwork and text. Photos not taken by the artist should have permission for use from the photographer and include credit where applicable. Deadline for submission is 12 midnight PST Friday, May 15, 2020. Notification of selection will be sent by email by July 1, 2020. Selected artists will be asked to provide a brief bio (100 words or less) and bio picture. Collaborations between two artists will be asked to provide a brief bio of 50 words or less and a bio picture for each. For larger groups, we’ll need a group picture and a combined bio of 100 words or less. Vignettes in Wax and Words will go live on issuu.com and the IEA website in August, 2020.
About the Juror
Lora Murphy Lora Murphy was born in Ireland and educated in Ireland, the United States, and Italy. Lora earned honors degrees in both History of European Painting and Archaeology before going on to train as an oil painter in a traditional atelier in Florence, Italy. The discovery of encaustic changed her life and she now works primarily in encaustic and mixed media. As she says, "once I tried encaustic, I was totally hooked, and I have been fortunate to be able to apply my traditional knowledge of painting to the encaustic medium. And I found along the way that I just love teaching. I am so inspired by watching all of my students gain so much confidence and reach new levels with their work. Even those with no experience of either encaustic or portraiture can do amazing work.�
After living and painting all over the world, Lora moved back to her Irish roots in 2018, and created a vibrant and hugely popular art school in the West of Ireland, Essence of Mulranny (EOM) Studios at Mulranny Co Mayo where she welcomes visiting teachers and students from many countries. Lora teaches workshops in Contemporary Portraiture in Encaustic at EOM Studios and online as well as offering a yearly painting trip to Egypt. Lora sold her first paintings at 12 years old and has shown her work since 1985. She has exhibited widely in Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Italy and the United States; and counts collectors from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. Education 2014 Jungian psychology with art therapy at Limerick Institute of Technology 2011 The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy 2008 - 2010 The Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork, Ireland 1984 - 1991 Art Students League, West 57th Street, N.Y.C. 1983 BA Honors History of European Painting & Archaeology U.C.D. Dublin, Ireland
You can view her work at:Â www.loramurphypaintings.com
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To the Beat of the Bass S. Kay Burnett The Rue Mouffetard market is a celebration of life today. Blue skies with wisps of white about, crates of farm fresh fruits and vegetables, cheeses of every variety, seasoned meats roasting, and freshly baked breads. These are the sights and smells. On the corner, across from Rue Mouffetard Café where I sit with my back to the wall, a beat generation band plays, bass thrumming, snares and cymbals brushed by wire, singer’s voice doing the “Da. Da-da-da-daaa-daaa. Da. Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.” with words of the bebop all over the scale. This is Paris the way I love it. To the Beat of the Bass Encaustic 18 x 12 x 2 in
S. Kay Burnett is the author and illustrator for Emails From Paris, a digital memoir/art book that includes over thirty encaustic illustrations, and co-author and illustrator of A Gargoyle in Paris, a children’s picture book illustrated with encaustic sculptures. The original artwork in both of these books were featured in her solo exhibition of encaustic paintings and sculptures at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. You can view her work at: www.southofharmony.com
History of the World Chapter 1
 Encaustic, antique papers, sari thread, cord, gold leaf on panel
 6 x 6 in
History of the World Rhonda Raulston The history of the world has always been a highly subjective and fluid account. Layers upon layers of cultures and lives - lived and lost - remembered, forgotten, assimilated, decimated, erased, rewritten. The encaustic process completely captures this pattern - both obscuring and revealing glimpses of imagery and texture, hinting at memories lost or only vaguely remembered. Rhonda Raulston is a Los Angeles based encaustic and oil painter who teaches encaustic painting workshops and regularly exhibits in galleries. Long familiar with the encaustic paintings in European museums, Rhonda finally took an intensive weeklong R&F Paints encaustic workshop in 2004 and now devotes her studio time to encaustic painting. She is a member of IEA and the Pasadena Society of Artists. You can view her work at: www.RhondaRaulston.com
History of the World Chapter 2 Rhonda Raulston Encaustic, antique papers, sari thread, cord, gold leaf on panel 6 x 6 in
History of the World Chapter 4 Rhonda Raulston Encaustic, antique papers, sari thread, cord, gold leaf on panel 6 x 6 in
Into the Deep Encaustic, pigment stick 24 x 24 in
Into the Deep Melissa Lackman Do not wonder that I do not weep, or say my anguish is too little shown; Man by himself goes down into the deep; certain, and unbefriended, and alone. Unknown
Melissa Morton Lackman grew up surrounded by artists and musicians and has always loved fine art. She took a B.A. in Art from Seattle Pacific University in 1977, before turning to a career in law. After earning her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley in 1981, she was a full-time litigator for 11 years. She has been directly involved in nonprofit management at the board level since approximately 1995, serving a variety of organizations, both local and national. In addition to her studio practice, she has passion for children’s mental health, children’s arts education, music, language learning, and travel. You can view her work at: www.melissalackman.com
As One Encaustic and oil 24 x 24 in diptych
As One Shari Lyon Alone we can do so little,
 Together we can do so much! Helen Keller
Shari Lyon started her career as an artist managing her husband's successful art career. After 25 years of living fully submerged in the art world through her husband, she was able to hang up her daily "mom" hat and return to her own "artist" hat. With encaustic as her main medium, she is drawn to dreamy, moody, landscapes and the symbolism and culture of trees. She is pulled to many corners of the art world and can be seen both showing in and curating art shows, planning educational workshops and conferences and teaching what she has learned to eager students. You can view her work at:Â www.sharilyon.com
Spring Dreaming Encaustic and oil 18 x 18 in
Spring Dreaming Shari Lyon Will It Ever End. “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome” Anne Bradstreet
Shari Lyon started her career as an artist managing her husband's successful art career. After 25 years of living fully submerged in the art world through her husband, she was able to hang up her daily "mom" hat and return to her own "artist" hat. With encaustic as her main medium, she is drawn to dreamy, moody, landscapes and the symbolism and culture of trees. She is pulled to many corners of the art world and can be seen both showing in and curating art shows, planning educational workshops and conferences and teaching what she has learned to eager students. You can view her work at: www.sharilyon.com
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Gargoyle Carousel S. Kay and Gerry Burnett In 1996, I had the fortunate opportunity to work and live in Paris for six months. My apartment was two blocks from Notre Dame, and everyday I would pass under the watchful eyes of the gargoyles as I walked to and from my Metro stop. Twenty years later, I published a memoir illustrated with encaustic paintings that were featured in a solo exhibition. When the curator came for my first studio visit, she got really excited about some sets Gerry and I had built for a digital project and encouraged me to include a few sculptures. I had a couple of gargoyle paintings in the show and decided to do some gargoyle sculptures. Early in the discovery stage, I met a very special gargoyle only 2 inches tall, and suddenly the gargoyles took over. A Gargoyle in Paris is the story of Dev, short for “Tiny Little Devil,” and his gargoyle friends and how they like to spend their time enjoying life in Paris. Gerry says Dev is the Barbie of gargoyles. Dev has everything, including a gargoyle carousel. On Sundays, his dad, Little Devil, takes Dev to ride the carousel and visit some very special friends. Seaweed is his best friend. They like to go up and down and round and round.
Gargoyle Carousel Encaustic on paperclay, wood, wire, paper, and gesso 18 x 18 x 18 in
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S. Kay and Gerry Burnett are the coauthors and illustrators of A Gargoyle in Paris, a children’s picture book illustrated with encaustic sculptures. Gerry collaborated with his wife, Kay, to create whimsical characters using simple wood and paper forms, wire, paperclay, and encaustic medium. You can view S. Kay and Gerry’s work at: www.southofharmony.com 20
S. Kay Burnett is also the author and illustrator for Emails From Paris, a digital memoir/art book that includes over thirty encaustic illustrations. The original artwork in both of these books were featured in her solo exhibition of encaustic paintings and sculptures at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art.
