IEA Call for Entry - Vignettes in Wax and Words

IEA Juried Exhibition - Call for Entry

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.

Deadline for submission is 12 midnight PST Friday, May 15, 2020. Notification of selection will be sent by email by July 1, 2020.

Go to: https://www.international-encaustic-artists.org/CallsforEntry for details.

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.

Lora Murphy in her studio

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 ofering a yearly painting trip to Egypt.

You can view her work at: www.loramurphypaintings.com