Reflections

  • Encaustic Painting’s Carefree Perfection

    When I was in kindergarten, I loved, loved, loved my coloring book.
    I was the kid who never colored past the line and was aghast if it ever
    did happen.
  • My First Encaustic Painting

    Well, it’s not a masterpiece, but you know what they say. You’ve gotta start somewhere. The thing was, I didn’t just take baby steps.
  • Caustic Visit Provides Encaustic Inspiration

    In December 2012, I returned to the Philippines to attend a funeral.
  • The First Encaustic Paintings

    The earliest references to encaustic painting are found in the works of Roman authors, including Pliny the Elder.
  • Why I Support Kiva

    100 Philippine pesosWhen I was about eleven or twelve, my godfather gifted me with two hundred pesos, a princely sum for me at the time.