Most of my work is created with encaustic, an ancient painting medium made of beeswax and damar resin. The medium is dynamic, unpredictable, wild and MESSY.
What I adore most about this exciting medium is that it involves a heat element. I never realized holding a blowtorch would make me feel so sexy.
It is a fun process of adding layers and layers of wax and then scraping away to reveal the depth and dimension below.
When I first started with this medium a few years back, I got really really frustrated regarding the random and unpredictable nature of the process. Patience has never been my thing. But, like life in general, I found acceptance and patience in the unknown, the wild twists and turns and the process of letting go.
Unpredictable? Confusing? Layered? Random? Messy? I know nothing of these things (sarcastic font). No wonder I’m drawn to it…..