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historical encaustic

Raleigh Past and Present- Encaustic Map

In this Encaustic map painting I've combined two maps of Raleigh.  The first is a map from July 1797- "Plan of the City of Raleigh with all the improvements & all the Numbers july 1th, 1797".  This is a plan for Raleigh's downtown.  I printed it and used gel medium to adhere it to the wood board.  Once I added a few layers of wax, I used a clay tool to make lines in the wax over the block squares, then filled them with burnt sienna oil paint.
mixed media piece with quilling

Abstract Mixed Media Piece- "One Great Whole"

I have had such a difficult time writing this post.  I don't know what it is, but every time I try to type out the meaning, or the process of this particular mixed media piece, every word that pops up on the screen is terrible, and I hate it.…