by Dana | Jul 1, 2017 | Encaustic Monotypes, Encaustic Studio, Technical
When I was in Tucson a few months ago, I stopped at Miles Conrad’s Encaustic store where I purchased Paula Roland’s Encaustic Monotypes DVD. I love Paula’s monotypes. Her works are inspirational. Ideally, I wanted a heated printing surface,...
by Dana | Apr 10, 2017 | Art Practices, Encaustic Studio
What’s been happening: If you haven’t seen much from me in the last two weeks it is because we’ve been redoing my studio. I felt I needed more space as I’m beginning to work on larger pieces (see Nebula below) AND the clutter was getting to...
by Dana | Jan 15, 2017 | Encaustic Studio
Buying a New Palette: I’ve been lusting after the large R&F 16″ x 16″ ‘custom-made anodized aluminum palette’ for at least a year. When I first started into encaustics I bought their 12″ square palette but only used it in the...
by Dana | Dec 19, 2016 | Encaustic Studio
Some days you really just want to paint but there is a lot of before and after that gets you to that place. For example, I’m using cradled boards (birch on pine cradle – I’ll upgrade the cradle next time) which are sold for painting, so first step...
by Dana | Dec 9, 2016 | Encaustic Studio
The Essentials: One of the reasons it took me a while to commit to Encaustics is because the studio requirements seem more complicated. Not only did I require a fire extinguisher, a closable metal trash can for flammables, and a process for ensuring the wax...
