encaustic art

Embrace Your Inner Pyro & OWN Your Creative Genius

Lissa Rankin, March 15, 2011

encaustic art

Do you feel called to give birth to something within you the way I described here? Are you trying to think your way through something you just need to feel?

Yeah. Me too. That’s why I spent this weekend back in my art studio, which has been too long neglected. When I find myself in stuck in some part of my life -- or when I’m having a hard time making a tough decision -- I paint. Suddenly, my hand is swirling and my mind is slowing down and I find myself in a sort of meditation that I think some call “the zone.”

It all sounds very mystical, doesn’t it? Something reserved for monks and professional artists. But it’s not. It’s right there -- completely accessible to you -- any time, any place.

We Have Lift-Off! Book Tour Week 7

Lissa Rankin, November 14, 2010

Nobody told me that when you write a book, you have basically no idea how it’s doing and how many people are reading it unless it winds up on the New York Times Bestseller’s List (mine hasn’t). So when people ask you how the book is doing, you shrug your shoulders and hope for the best.

Pat Yourself On The Back For a Job Well Done

Lissa Rankin, December 8, 2009

I just met two deadlines for two books in one week. The manuscript for What’s Up Down There?

Owning Their Stories: The Woman Inside Project

Lissa Rankin, September 10, 2009

Hi Pinkies, and happy Healthy Thursday. This week, I thought I'd talk about breast cancer - not from the perspective of a doctor, but rather an artist. A passion project of mine, The Woman Inside Project, has been evolving for the past five years, and I have begun to reach out for sponsorship to take the show on tour.

Manifesting Goodness

Lissa Rankin, March 6, 2009

3-13-paints0011 I just got some fabulous news. But to explain it, I have to give you a little back story. First, it’s been two years since I signed on with Sterling Publishing to publish my book about encaustic, Encaustic: A Guide to Creating Fine Art With Wax.