This is an encaustic art painting from 1991. It has been framed behind glass and a single mount (matt) board ever since then. I was invited to have it displayed in the Encaustic Art Institute Museum of Encaustic work in New Mexico. Before sending it off I wanted to open the frame and clean the…
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It comes around every year and all too often making cards is a rush. This little video is an insight into making batches of cards – Candles in this case, but with snowy backgrounds, or are they starlit skies? And we look out through the window into that space, past the flickering candle light.
What’s coming up? Well, Michael & Shona will look at the basics of encaustic art, especially for those just beginning or becoming interested in getting started. These involve easy playful abstract cards and simple landscape image. But of course, there is so much more that this versatile wax and heat process can do …
DetailsWhat’s coming up? Well, Michael & Shona will look at the basics of encaustic art, especially for those just beginning or becoming interested in getting started. These involve easy playful abstract cards and simple landscape image. But of course, there is so much more that this versatile wax and heat process can do …
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Encaustic Art has been around since 1986 and in its current brand design and colours since 1991. Changes are afoot & very soon you will find a refreshed logo and packaging taking the place of our current encaustic art product line. These products are much loved by the hobby art and crafter’s community. For fine…
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What’s coming up? Well, Michael & Shona will look at the basics of encaustic art, especially for those just beginning or becoming interested in getting started. These involve easy playful abstract cards and simple landscape image. But of course, there is so much more that this versatile wax and heat process can do …
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Hourglass stories is an A5 card that began as a colour choice which turned into some colour effects that gave a basis for the stories to be broken-open. The hope is that the fluidity of the molten wax medium is matched by the fluidity of imagination. These stories are endless ..
You now have a much faster and easier way to select the wax colours you would like to buy. Everything is on one page – just alter the quantities up from zero against the colours you want and then at the bottom click the add to cart button. Everything is added at once. But check…
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Corn People Petroglyph happened into existence during a playtime with the encaustic art waxes and the iron. Nothing too planned about it until the corn took form, then it all became much clearer. The corn people have many prophecies and much insight into nature and the earth. Their ways may appear simple, but when simple…
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Patterns abound in landscape and the world around us. This image came from a decision to create a view, a panorama of imagined landscape. Combining that landscape with mostly squared abstract patterns gave the result that I ended up with. Created just using the iron and the encaustic art wax block colours onto an A4…
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