Thursday, November 11, 2010

smitten with wax…

I have never been so challenged by a creative medium, but the beauty and the possibility of encaustics have me oh so smitten.  The smell is divine, the texture is dreamy and I am determined to master this.

I have played with including pastel between layers of wax…


Surfacing
Encaustic, pastel, paper and timber panel
235 x 290mm

I have melted, blown and glazed…


Hazy Days
Encaustic, pastel, paper and timber panel
235 x 290mm

I have embedded twine and stamped texture…


Gentle Lands
Encaustic, twine and timber panel
235 x 290mm

And last night I carved the surface with my lino carving tools…


work in progress
Encaustic, cheesecloth and timber panel
235 x 290mm

The texture for carving is just sublime; I have never carved anything with such ease.  I just want to spend every waking moment in the studio!  

I’ll catch up with all you creative types over at Kirsty’s this afternoon.  I am heading off for a site meeting with the builder now, to decide where all of the power points and plumbing will go.

8 comments:

  1. Looks like fun! I can't wait to see what else you do with them :)

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  2. I love the look of the carving. I can see how amazing it is going to be. Gentle Lands is pretty stunning too. What am I saying? They all look gorgeous.

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  3. beautiful work. haven't tried to work with wax, but i love how it looks :)

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  4. I *heart* hazy days! Gorgeous!

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  5. Oh so different - it looks great and such a medium for creativity!!

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  6. i agree, so different and interesting.

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  7. oh my goodness im so smitten with these kylie, love the textures, so beautiufl..... been admiring your house progress, its going to look fantastic xx

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