Encaustic Art
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A group for anyone who loves encaustic art or who would like to learn about it.
Members: 225
Latest Activity: Apr 20
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Hi everyone who likes to play with fire and wax.
I will be adding videos and talking about how to use beeswax but if you have any expertise in this area of art please feel free to add vids or comments.
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Add Your Work Here
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Videos to watch
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Encaustic Image Transfer
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Ventilation for the encaustic studio
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Oil Paint on Encaustic
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Comment by Michael Billie on April 20, 2013 at 2:06am -
thanks everyone.. the crazy art world with its ups and downs
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Comment by Kay Graham on April 19, 2013 at 1:11pm -
Congrats Michael on all your success. I saw just today that you were awarded one of the scholarships to the Conference. What an amazing year for you and it's not even half over!! Continued Success!!!
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Comment by Josephus on April 19, 2013 at 12:22pm -
Congratulations, Michael ... on all points.
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Comment by Julie Christopher on April 19, 2013 at 6:13am -
Wow congrats on all your accolades! It makes it so much more fun when you know others appreciate what you do and GET you! So exciting!
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Comment by Danielle Evans on April 19, 2013 at 4:46am -
I'm speechless Michael. That's tremendous!!
Wish I could be there.
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Comment by Michael Billie on April 19, 2013 at 3:31am
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a few announcements of what's going on so far this year in my life
I was invited to do a presentation at encaustiCon 2013 which is going to be held in Santa Fe. The title of my presentation is A Cultural Journey with Mother Nature. I'll be talking about my techniques, my relationship with my Native culture that has influenced my work, childhood memories and artists that have inspired me. The presentation is on 11.02.13 from 9 - 10 am.
I'm in a three artist exhibition titled Three Rivers Fusion in Farmington, NM at the Henderson Fine Art Gallery at San Juan College. The two other artists are Janet Burns, who's a member here, and Debra Blair. We all work with wax in our own unique ways.
Kristin Johnson Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, NM is having its Grand Opening May 10 and I'm included in the artists stable.
I was offered a scholarship to the Seventh International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, Mass. Plus a couple of my pieces were selected to be in the Cape Cod Museum exhibition in conjunction with the conference. "Swept Away: Translucence, Transparence, Transcendence in Contemporary Encaustic"
It really has been a crazy year so far....
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Comment by Paula Blackwell on February 8, 2013 at 4:19am -
Mary, are you sure it wasn't canvas mounted on wood panel? I always use a rigid surface so the wax has less of a chance to crack.
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Comment by mary Steinfeldt on February 8, 2013 at 4:04am -
Thank you all for the locations and pricing tips. I was at an art show this fall and saw encaustic on canvas.... is there any concern with this ( the artist said it is fine) just bouncing off the group... canvas on a frame of course....... thanks I know these are basic questions but I am learning
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Comment by Josephus on February 6, 2013 at 12:56pm
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I buy clear wax from www.dadant.com, a beekeeping supply firm in Hamilton, IL. I get one pound bars, last price $5.97 a pound. You can buy online. Dick Blick is reasonable for most stuff, and Blick's wood panel prices are competitive with other online sources. Resin is expensive almost everywhere it seems but Paul Conrad in Tucson as excellent, cleaner quality.
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Comment by Paula Blackwell on February 6, 2013 at 11:24am
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I love the prices and wax at Swans Candles in WA. Ask for Renea and tell her Paula sent you. wink wink
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HERE ARE 2 LINKS to TWO of my youtube videos talking and demonstrating about this amazing product:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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