Ignite Encaustics Workshop- June 2013

 Notes:
10% resin into bleached wax melted to 220 degrees
-prime cradleboard with acrylic-- and around edges
- tape up edges with painters tape
- min 3 layers base, fusing with hot air gun between layers (hairdryer will not get hot enough) and cooling (into fridge) every time between layers of wax
- add in background images-- try paper napkins- the top (printed) layer is the perfect thinness!
- cover with wax every time and fuse between times
- used oil sticks to colour into incision and take off with linseed oil, coat with wax then fuse
- colour mother mix of wax with oil paints-- about a 2 inch squeeze
- buff with cloth once all cooled down

This piece to Murray for wedding anniverary.

June Pottery

 Preparing for the wedding and getting some other projects out of the way! The snorkeling girl is a clay-take of a painting I saw in Maui. The red dog is Darah and her new Irish Terrier. The mosaic pig goes to Val for her bday and the heal heart to Anthea for her hip- healing. More love goes to Tj and Sarah, of course. Green pig to Karen. Bowls to Neta and Jonathan, with a bike set to Jamie and Danielle for their bike- wedding.