Post 57: The lot of 18 left to finish designing

    I grouped together all the remaining unfinished designs from that big batch of 40, and came up with 18 panels. Some look promising and almost finish, while others still need a lot of work:

     I cut the set into individual pieces, and will start with my favorites. The working title for the first one is "Antique Coke". This is what I have at this point, let's get to work and make it special:

Post 56: Finally making a couple of pieces that were designed back in the Fall...

      I have a couple of pieces already designed with the last batch which I am going to get started on, while I finish designing in Photoshop those of the 40 I started with which were left alone for a few months.
      One is pretty elaborate, and I will do it in a larger 12"x12"size. It's working title is "Relics", and I do like it a lot. I am sure I will find a better title by the time it's finished:

        The other one, which I will call "House Keys", is a bit simpler, and will make a good 8"x8" panel:

Post 54: Sixteen Panels Finished at Last, and Sold Within a Week!

   The panels had been languishing unfinished in the studio for months while I was trying to reorganize the studio so it looked better, and find storage space for all my stuff.
   But Rachel was having a big Estate/Decorator Sale last week end, and I thought I would put my work out for sale, not really thinking I had much of a chance.
   So I went ahead and finished the eight 8"x8" panels that were already waxed, coating the edges with black encaustic and polishing them after a night in the fridge (one gets a higher shine when the encaustic is cold, because more pressure can be applied to the shop towel):

    Then I coated the eight 10'x10" panels with clear encaustic, the sides with black, and gave them a polish the next day:

    Some kept their working titles, a few got new titles, and I priced them as low as possible: $125 for the smaller ones, and $160 for the larger ones.

    And amazingly enough, 15 of them had sold within a few days