What it’s Like the First Evening at Deborah Stachowic’s Beeswax Encaustic Class
We’re two evening classes into the four of Deborah Stachowic’s Beeswax Encaustic class for September and October 2022 and it has been great, creative fun! The first class Deborah briefly talked about what beeswax encaustic is, told us some basic information, and showed us examples of work and techniques we might want to do. She also gave some demonstrations showing us how to work with the tools and materials and a couple of basic techniques…then we got straight into working on creating our first piece! We each began with a 5 x 7 inch Encausticbord or Claybord and began applying our first layers of melted beeswax medium (beeswax + damar resin) once we had 4 or 5 thin layers as a solid base, we began the actual creative process of painting and collaging. It was so interesting to see the very different directions we each went while creating our first beeswax encaustic painting. Deborah was very attentive while we worked answering our questions, showing us how to get the effect we want