What a coincidence! Or was it?

Last night I was researching encaustic techniques on the internet looking to expand my knowledge.

I came across a video of this man who randomly applied oil pastels to the bottom of an iron and then painted landscape scenes.

I thought that was very cool.    

As I continued my search I discovered, Lana Khavronenko.  

With an iron and oil pastel she was creating portraits.  

I was blown away.  

I was captivated the rest of the evening watching her videos.  

Here is one of them so you can see what I am talking about.

This morning, on FaceBook,  I read a post from the fellow artist that I admire.  

She raved about another artist and then shared a video by this artist.   

Lo and behold the video was of  Lana Khavronenko.  

The same artist I was enamored with the night before.  

What a coincidence!  Or was it?

If you know me at all you know that I took it as a message from the Universe.

So........ today I used the technique Lana shared as my inspiration.

This is what I did for Day 17.

I pulled out my little Tulip iron, grabbed my GRANDdaughter's crayons,  and and off to my studio I went.

It was a little tricky in more ways than one. 

I kept remelting something I had already done.

After I was finished I scratched into it with a carving tool.

This technique is a keeper.

One I will continue to practice over and over gain.

Tomorrow I will be on a quest to find a small iron with a pointed tip.

Thank You for all of your support and encouragement.

I couldn't do this without YOU!