What is Beeswax Encaustic and What are Some of the Supplies Used in Deborah Stachowic's Beeswax Encaustic Collage and Painting Classes
Deborah Stachowic applying beeswax encaustic Beeswax encaustic collage and painting involves a lot of creative play and experimenting which is why Deborah’s classes are fun for both the “not artistic at all” and for accomplished artists from other mediums! 2 student beeswax encaustic artwork from Deborah's classes Beeswax gives the artwork a beautiful luminous appearance as the layers of hot beeswax and materials are added and fused together giving depth to the piece with the translucent wax that is unique to encaustic. Often people will describe encaustic art as “jewel like” because of its translucency. Student beeswax encaustic collage artwork Painting with encaustics has a long history, it began as an art medium about 100 AD in Egypt for mummy portraits, and before that the Greeks used encaustic to waterproof and decorate their ships. Deborah’s classes focus more on the process of creative play and combining papers with assorted objects and fusing them with hot beeswax into m