Exploring the
Unknown
I have been
curious and intrigued by encaustics for a few years now. Finally, a month or so ago, I took a photo
encaustic one-day workshop that opened my eyes to how I could incorporate it
into my photography – and collage as well.
For those of you who may not know what encaustic medium is, it’s a
mixture of beeswax and resin. It can be
clear or a natural color which is a pale yellow. Pigments can also be added to it to result in
colors. Let’s take a look on my practice
pieces from August….
Two Trees
This is a photo
I took of a couple of trees not far from our home. I placed the photo on top of some vintage
sheet music. Altho this came out ok, I
think I can do better. Still, good for
an early attempt.
Morning Journals
This was my
favorite one from my first practice session.
To me, it speaks to some things that I do often in the mornings – write in
my journal, my morning pages, and photograph the area wherever we are, home or
traveling.
Late Autumn
There’s a lot
going on in this piece. I incorporated a
number of collage elements, but the centerpiece is another of the trees I love
to photograph. I do sort of like the
textured look of this piece, but I don’t think it’s as strong as it could be.
Gloomy Winter
Day
This is another
of my favorites. I shot this image on a
winter day while driving around in a snow storm! I really wanted to capture this deserted
cabin during a winter storm, so when opportunity presented itself, I bundled up
and went driving around to see what I could capture! I began playing around with how an oil pastel
crayon sort of melted and flowed when I heated up the board to fuse the layers
of encaustic. It reminded me of how it
felt outside on that wintry day, and I knew I had to include this image in this
piece. I kept thinking about adding
something to it, but after trying several different items, I decided that the
piece really spoke to exactly how the day was when this image was
captured.
More practice to
come, but for now –
Enjoy!
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