Encaustic collage

I have a stash of paper in my house that could keep me warm through three winters, if for some reason I decided to burn it.  Among this massive collection is a lot of patterned paper that I couldn't live without once I saw it on the shelf,…

Encaustic & Rice Paper

My class ended too soon last night.  You'd think 3 hours would be plenty of time to play around with combinations of paper and wax, but it turns out that no, it's not.  I shouldn't be surprised.  I spent 7 1/2 hours scrapbooking on saturday…

Encaustic line technique

I wish I had a really awesome example of the technique I learned during class last night, but I have to confess, I struggled a bit.  Encaustic really is so different from any other medium. I knew this one that I worked on last week wasn't…

My beginner encaustics class

Raleigh, NC has a pretty awesome artistic community.  Not that I've broken into it quite yet (that plan is in the works) but I'm scratching the surface.  For example, Raleigh City has a lot of art classes available for anyone who wants to…