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1/365 "New Years in the City" India Ink on Watercolor paper 4×4 © 2012 Dora Ficher Since January 2011, I have been participating in the #draw365 hashtag group on twitter. By December of 2011 I was hoping to have completed 365 pieces total… I didn’t make it to 365 but…I made it to about 220 which . . . → Read More: January 2012 Daily #Draw365
128/365 "More Shapes" "PITT Artist Pens on watercolor paper. 4×4.5 ©Dora Ficher 2011
I continue to play with shapes. Most of these doodles I do are ideas I work on for my encaustic paintings. I am now thinking of doing a series on shapes, transparencies and . . . → Read More: 128/365 Latest News 
"Melody". Mixed media – encaustic paints, collage, oil sticks on wood 2.5 x 3.5. ©Dora Ficher 2011 I have moved to a “Studio Building”. 915 Spring Garden Street houses 5 floors of artist studios. The building has a very interesting history: In 1909 the Reading Railroad completed construction of the 915 Spring Garden Street . . . → Read More: Welcome to my New Studio
"Success" @2010 Dora Ficher In my family we have a tradition that every New Year’s eve we wear something new…usually underwear. This way we welcome the new year wearing something new . I have done it since I can remember. I posted this on facebook and got many interesting answers. . . . → Read More: Do you wear new pink undies? Donna "Iona" Drozda Iona who lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia loves to paint in the middle of the night. She adores nature. Yoga and gardening. She is now also enjoying Kayaking. In Iona’s words: “My community goal is to assist you in diving deeply into physical, emotional and spiritual zones where true creative joy . . . → Read More: Interview Wednesday ~ Donna “Iona” Drozda Following you can see some of the work I have been doing these last couple of days. It’s been such a fun and creative process. And I LOVE the smell of beeswax… You can also see some photos of me at my encaustics workshop with Leah McDonald and Athena Petra . . . → Read More: The Bees & me
Encaustic Workshop What a great week-end! Two whole days of just creating. The workshop was given by Artists / Photographers Leah McDonald and Athena Petra. I got to be part of it along with a few other artists most of them photographers. I learned not only about . . . → Read More: The birds and the bees Melting Beeswax-Encaustics workshop April 10, 2010 I spent a wonderful day on Saturday (4/10) learning new things which is one of my favorite things to do. Especially when it’s hands on and we get to play and try everything. I have to tell you, It was so much fun. It was five . . . → Read More: I think I’m falling in Love First Friday in Philadelphia Wearing my other blogging hat I am rewriting this post as part of my Blog Triage class with Alyson Stanfield and Cynthia Morris. Who are the people I want to visit and read my blog: Of course I want you who is reading this right now to follow my . . . → Read More: Blogging Adventure-part 2 I am taking Alyson Stanfield’s “Getting Organized” class for a 2nd time around. You will see why when you look at the pictures. Since I moved I needed to reorganized everything so what better than doing a refresher course of this class. Following are some “Before” pictures. Stay tuned for the “After” pictures in about . . . → Read More: Getting Organized |
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