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Comment by Emma Ashby on March 23, 2012 at 11:07pm -
Hi Bronwyn, the beeswax is mixed with Damar resin, melted down from crystals, which gives the wax a bit more robustness. Obviously it's going to need more looking after than artwork in some other mediums. If it was dripped, then bits could fall off! But that is true for other types of mixed media work. Otherwise the wax would last as long as anything. The first encaustic paintings found were on coffins and tiles in Egypt and other parts of the ancient world, dating back to 1st and 2nd Century BC. These are still preserved today in museums. So if done correctly and taken care of there is no reason why these shouldn't last a long time!
Heat really shouldn't be an issue either, but it's a question I am often asked. Like anything, they shouldn't be exposed to direct heat because wax will melt. But I have had large encaustic paintings in shop windows in direct sunlight for over a month in the middle of summer and they were fine. I also have one hanging over my fireplace, again, no problem. I hope that helps.
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on March 23, 2012 at 10:02pm -
I don't know much about encaustics at all, so please bear with me. Is the wax used for encaustics a bit more robust than usual? I am just wondering about the longevity of something like this, or if it would break or crack over time. How do you guarantee that the work will last?
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Comment by Emma Ashby on March 23, 2012 at 9:43am
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Hi Bronwyn, they are just sculpted out of wax. Thank you for your comments!
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on March 23, 2012 at 9:35am
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Emma this is amazing! Can you tell me... the raised flower petals in the middle -- are they simply sculpted out of wax, or have you used something under the wax to strengthen it?
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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).
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