Reflections

History of Encaustic Art

Encaustic painting was practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th century B.C.

History of Encaustic Art

Encaustic painting was practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th century B.C.

Straining beeswax with cheesecloth on the cooktop.

Beeswax for Dinner?

“What’s for dinner, wifey?” My husband was getting hungry. 

Beeswax for Dinner?

“What’s for dinner, wifey?” My husband was getting hungry. 

Encaustics is da Bomb

“The kitchen looks like a bomb hit it.”

Encaustics is da Bomb

“The kitchen looks like a bomb hit it.”

My Encaustic Painting Process

When I was a child, I liked to hold a flame under the stem of a lollipop stick,held sideways, until the plastic melted. Somehow, I was fascinated by theliquid flow...

My Encaustic Painting Process

When I was a child, I liked to hold a flame under the stem of a lollipop stick,held sideways, until the plastic melted. Somehow, I was fascinated by theliquid flow...

Graphic of "Let Go, Let God"

Letting Go to Make Art

In a recent NY Times article about white asparagus, the writer Elaine Sciolino confessed, “The first time I set out to harvest white asparagus, I was issued a harvesting tool...

Letting Go to Make Art

In a recent NY Times article about white asparagus, the writer Elaine Sciolino confessed, “The first time I set out to harvest white asparagus, I was issued a harvesting tool...

How Beeswax Became the 55-lb Monkey on My Back

Encaustic painting supplies can be expensive.

How Beeswax Became the 55-lb Monkey on My Back

Encaustic painting supplies can be expensive.