Saturday, April 24, 2010

Encaustic



I took two evening workshops on Encaustic this month as I've always been drawn to this medium (melted beeswax and Damar resin applied to the surface). While I enjoyed making an abstract piece with the pigment-tinted encaustic medium and oil paints in the first workshop, I wanted see if it was something I could combine with the collage work I've been doing. I made two little 4x4 collages and took to the second workshop and found that I COULD combine it with the acrylic matte medium! I think I'm going to get the necessary supplies and start experimenting with adding this luscious depth that beeswax can bring....
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  1. PennyApril 25, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    Encaustic is really cool--eager to see the results!

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  2. Flimflam InstituteApril 25, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    Nice textures. Would that work on sculptural pieces? What kind of surface underneath do you need? I like it a lot. Could be very geological looking.

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  3. BarbaraApril 25, 2010 at 9:47 PM

    You did it! How exciting! I'm so glad you are sharing this on your blog so I can learn from your experience. Thank you, Lori.

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