Skill Swap: Wax Encaustic

From Emma to Hannah,


This is not directly a printing technique but print is different process for print to be explored.

Encaustic Painting is using wax (beeswax) and applying it to a surface (wood) fusing it with a heating element(iron)

Using the encaustic as an adhesive a variety of materials inc thin papers such as dress patterns can be drawn/printed onto and then encased onto the surface. Other materials that work well are tissue, maps, bleached paper.



A thank you here is to Laura Deem who introduced Emma to the technique in California, USA