by Nanci Hersh | Dec 15, 2016 | Encaustic, Inspiration, Painting, What's in My Drawers
Something shiny, blue and full of texture in My Drawers! Deep Seascape is a swirling collage of movement and energy full of color, pattern, netting and small shiny mirrors (from old curtains!) It’s the way I roll- my love of water, found materials and pieces of...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 13, 2015 | Encaustic, Inspiration, What's in My Drawers
“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” Mother Theresa Sometimes (hopefully, often) you make something for the pure joy of creating. For me, it is about manipulating materials, building layers with colors and texture to create a sense of...
by Nanci Hersh | Dec 10, 2015 | Art Events, Encaustic, Home/Studio, Inspiration, Italy travels, What's in My Drawers
Time passing seems to be a thread that has run through my work. Marking time, cherishing moments. Time Flies is from a series I did when my sons were infants and toddlers. Clothing they quickly outgrew, became a vehicle to share stories of childhood, memory, and...
by Nanci Hersh | Mar 12, 2015 | Encaustic, Inspiration, Paintings, Works of Art
You just never know where inspiration comes from- or where it will take you… I’m sitting in the backseat of the car behind the driver- a male, who changes from a friend from college to my husband Scott. “He” is smoking a cigarette and despite...