Wordless Wednesday
Posted by Rebecca Shapiro on 26 Feb 2009 /
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Vinyl Letter Series by Christian Faur.
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Vinyl Letter Series by Christian Faur.
One of the things that I enjoy most about encaustic painting is the variety of surfaces I can make with just one medium. Here I used an iron to create a smooth surface. My husband who hails from the East Coast says “It’s like butta!”
I’ve been using this old folding table for my encaustics. It’s great because I don’t care how grubby it gets but the height is too low. It puts strain on my back when I’m working and I get tired sooner than I’d like. I decided to take a tip from my mother who uses leg […]
My mother and I have a tradition of making gifts for each other. For my birthday she made me a beautiful, felted pin. I decided to make her a mixed media piece for the holidays. This is a combination of painting on board, photography, collage and encaustic. Even though this isn’t the usual abstract art […]
I have a thing for charcoal. The contrast against pure white paper. The velvety surface. The smoky transitions. This painting, A Bite of Moonlight, is a piece I did for a solo exhibition at Smith College in 2000. Lately, I’ve been enjoying working in encaustics so I was wondering if I could create a similar […]
Painting layers of wax on a surface can get pretty heavy so it’s important to have a strong support for your painting. This helps prevent flexing or cracking of the wax. You don’t want your painting to peel off the background! There are many suitable surfaces for painting on but I’m going to show you […]
I’ve been very focused on my abstract encaustic pieces this week. It’s funny, whenever I’m doing encaustics, people want to come over and play. They want to learn about this gorgeous and ancient medium. One of the first things I do, is show them how to set up a safe and easy workspace. So, I […]
My studio is cold these days. I adore the space but I have to heat it up with a wood burning stove. Once the stove is roaring though, it’s a toasty little den. There’s something about building a fire and warming the studio that makes me pull out the encaustics. I think it’s because it’s […]
Today is my dad’s birthday. Happy Birthday dad! We spent the morning cleaning beeswax we collected from spinning honey a few weeks ago. Actually, some of this wax has been sitting for a couple years. You can see we had a lot to chop up, melt down and strain.
When people ask my dad, Waldemar, about his farm animals he likes to say he has a million head…of bees that is! My dad calls himself a hobbyist beekeeper but I think he’s an amazing caregiver of these incredible little creatures that keep our trees and plants bearing fruits and flowers and share their honey […]
