Monday, June 29, 2009

fantastic encaustic





Totally loving these works of art by Susan Najarian........I am so intrigued by this process...check it out.......

The photos are digitally manipulated and the images are then transferred to a wood frame covered in encaustic wax. Layers of wax then suspend the image, altering the appearance to produce the cloud like feeling of the medium.

"Encaustic is from the ancient Greek word that means to heat. The medium consists of beeswax melted with a small amount of resin to impart hardness. This mixture becomes paint when pigment is added to the molten wax. I use the hot wax like paint and I fuse layers of wax to a stable surface using a blow torch or heat gun....."

pretty coolio........to see more, and add one to your collection visit her etsy store here.............happy monday my friends! xoxo

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20 comments:

erin said...

fascinating!

our little love nest said...

I always admire people who add those extra techniques and mediums to add depth to their work. xo

blue moss said...

well...those are really cool!
hope you had a great weekend
m

Joyce said...

These are beautiful! I'm hoping on over to add her page to my favorites. Enjoy your day! xoox

Munted kowhai said...

oo boy this is pretty neat! i have a place in my heart for textured art.

Amy said...

Those are so pretty!

Susan said...

Thanks so much for featuring my art!

Rebecca said...

so cool!!

Jennifer DeDonato said...

I LOVE her work! I am so happy you blogged about her...yay!

Hello Lindello said...

thats pretty neat! and lovely.

Katherine said...

i am always entrigued by encaustic, also! these are beautiful--i love all of the layers.

Amanda Nicole said...

Wow, that's so neat! I love the effect.

katie bean said...

Thanks for showing this beautiful art work-I want to try out this process! I always love checking out your blog-thank you katie

Mrs.French said...

I want a mantel full of them! xo t

Melissa A. said...

This is very cool artwork. Interesting process.

beth said...

these are great. i also like amy ruppel's encaustics. thanks for sharing.

PS~Erin said...

These are so pretty. Love the layers. Thanks for sharing your find!

maria said...

I love these - they are beautiful! Thanks for sharing your find. And thanks for stopping by vintage simple...I really appreciate it!

Pearl said...

WOW~ I am in LOVE with these bird pictures!!! So Gorgeous!

A "cheery" disposition said...

wow! Love, love, love those.

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