From: Christina Z. Anderson (zphoto@montana.net)
Date: 01/31/02-05:51:02 PM Z
Buy pure beeswax pastilles from Daniel Smith; they come in a white bag, melt
readily; you can mix powdered pigment into them (also by Daniel Smith) and
even metallic powdered pigment to give some shine. Very easy. You may want
to dedicate pots/pans to the process tho because it is a pain to clean up.
Your brush (if you use one) will also be pretty hard and waxy after the
process but it'll warm up and melt with each new application. Smells good,
too. But watch so it doesn't start smoking. Beeswax is incredibly archival
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric S. Theise <mataro@cyberwerks.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: commercial announcement
> Barm50@aol.com writes:
> > photographer/graphic artist had about fifteen, 5 by 7 prints that looked
> > digital but nice that were covered with about a quarter inch layer of
wax
> > that went smoothly across the top and around all sides of the wooden
> > frame...
>
> This may not be quite what you're looking for, and it is also something of
> a commercial message, but a great book came out last year on working with
wax
> as encaustic:
>
> The Art of Encaustic Painting : Contemporary Expression in the Ancient
> Medium of Pigmented Wax by Joanne Mattera
>
> The focus is on creating and working with pigmented wax, but I think you
> might find the discussions of various types of beeswax helpful if you
> were to proceed in this direction. Archival properties, melting and
> application equipment, and safety are covered. Beautiful book.
>
> Best, Eric
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