My encaustic work "Cross" was included in the Group Show:

Ancient Medium, N.E.W. (New England Wax) Terrain
May 17 – September 6
at the Duxbur Art Complex Museum
 
This exhibit provided an opportunity to view how artists use the age-old and unusual technique of encaustic painting to achieve unique and often compelling works of art.  Encaustic, meaning “to burn” in Greek, dates back to the 5th century B.C.  As a contemporary medium, encaustic artists mix colors, apply wax, fuse, etch, layer, collage, transfer photo copy images and incorporate found objects into both two and three dimensional work.
New England Wax, (N.E.W.) is a professional group of artists from all six New England states who paint with a beeswax-based paint kept molten on a heated palette.  Members share a commitment to exchanging ideas and organizing exhibits.  They offer each other both technical and aesthetic insights while supporting one another's creative and professional development.
The intriguing work in the exhibit was curated from more than two hundred pieces submitted by more than seventy artists from all over New England.
 

"Golden Pond" an image printed on satin gold coated aluminum won "1st Prize Mixed Media" at the NRAS Festival!

The NRAS Calendar 2009 is out - it features my mixed media image 'Maple Leaves' for the month of November. The proceeds of the Calendar go towards the NRAS Revitalization Drive.

Two new series have been added to the section "images" on this website: 'Sands' and 'Spikes'.

The section Book-arts is now showing a number of One-of-a-kind books as well as the limited editions "Thoroughfare" and "Firewalk" together with the Book "Gefrorene Welten imEngadin" which was published in Switzerland.

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"Golden Pond" ein Bild, das auf goldgrundiertem Aluminium gedruckt wurde, gewinnt den 1.Preis Mixed Media am NRAS Festival 2008!

Der NRAS Kalender 2009 zeigt meine Mixed Media Arbeit "Maple Leaves" als das November-Bild. Alle Einnahmen aus dem Verkauf gehen zugunsten der Renovation der GAR Ausstellungshalle.

Zwei neue Serien sind unter der Sektion "images" zu sehen: 'Sands' und 'Spikes'.

Der Abschnitt "Book-arts" beinhaltet nebem dem in der Schweiz verlegten Buch "Gefrorene Welten im Engadin", zwei in limitierter Auflage gedruckte Bücher, "Thoroughfare" und "Firewalk", sowie sieben Einzelanfertigungen.

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Viola Käumlen is a prize-winning artist, who uses photography as a basis for her work.
She draws her inspiration from experiences in her immediate world as well as from extensive travels, recording her impressions with both digital and traditional cameras as well as in writing poetry and prose.

Her work is exhibited in Switzerland and the US and she has produced numerous artist-books and photo-editions. Although most of her work is personal, she accepts a limited number of commissions and sells her work on request. Käumlen has studios in Switzerland and the United States.
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Viola Käumlen ist eine mit mehreren Preisen dotierte Künstlerin, die Photographie ist Basis ihrer Arbeit.

Ihre Inspirationen erfährt sie sowohl aus ihrer unmittelbaren Umgebung, als auch auf ausgedehnten Auslandsreisen. Ihre Eindrücke dokumentiert sie mit traditioneller und digitaler Photographie sowie in Form von Prosa und Poesie. Ihre Werke werden sowohl in der Schweiz als auch in US gezeigt.
Obwohl die meisten ihrer Arbeiten auf Basis persönlicher Erfahrungen entstehen, akzeptiert sie auch eine Anzahl von Kommissionen und verkauft Einzelbilder und Editionen auf Anfrage.
Sie unterhält Studios in der Schweiz und in USA.

Viola Käumlen is involved in a number of the North River Art Society's Arts ON! activities to revitalize its home, the historic G.A.R. Hall and adjacent Firehouse. Her Studio will be part of this year's Artists' Studio Tours on October 3rd from 12-4 PM. Furthermore, she will donate one of her artworks for the "Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Event" on Oct. 2nd - For further information call the NRAS at 781.837.8091 or email: info@northriverarts.org.