Happy Wax on Wednesdays !
Continuing with the the print making theme this month creating some fun graphite rubbings . 
Fun textures for graphite can be found everywhere around you , but this is the perfect
time of year for some beautiful bontanical rubbings from the garden or nature walk. 
Some plants with great veins are:
Hydrangea
Oak
Rose
Eucalyptus 
Geranium
sunflower
Try out and experiment with all different types of graphite for different looks to your rubbings!
drawing pencils both soft and hard
Lyra crayons
graphite sticks
Derwent XL Graphite blocks
Graphite powder (wear mask)
water soluble graphite​

Supplies I used this week:
Each week I list the supplies I used in the video here on the blog for you so that you can see and easily find the items used for that week's  technique . 
If you purchase items from the links provided it sometimes generates a few cents in commission  which goes right back in to creating videos for you on the youtube channel. It  does not raise the cost for you in any way, and is the same link you would find on a regular amazon prime search . Thank you so much!  Also , although the photos here can help you easily find the product . I also recommend that you look at your local art /hobby store to make sure you are getting the lowest price. Sometimes with weekly 40% off coupons basic items can be found at a better price. 
If you are receiving this blog post via email click on the live link to the post so that you can view the supply links . ​​

"Encausticology Paper Journey " 
online workshop is PACKED with exciting encaustic
and paper projects and techniques including creating encaustic handmade journals to 
house all of the papers created ! 
click HERE to see  details on this exciting workshop. ​

You can see bonus footage and step by step commentary for each Wax on Wednesdays by joining us on the Patreon channel ! I began this channel in April of 2020 to create mini tutorials without having to invest  in the price of a full workshop course. There are 4 levels to choose from on the channel . The "Busy Bee" level gives you mini tutorials of each week's Wax on Wednesdays project all for the price of just one cup of coffee per month ! You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time, and you have ALL of the content videos that have been posted from the beginning of the channel for as long as you are a subscriber to the channel. This way you can refer back and create during your own creative time 24/7 :) This channel also helps to allow me to keep bringing you Wax on Wednesdays videos each and every week and I am very truly incredibly grateful to all of the patrons for their support of the channel !
​Click HERE for all of the details for the new creating channel on Patreon !

Happy Creating !
Xo 
Shari ​

Happy Wax on Wednesdays!
This week I had stacks and stacks of encaustic monotprints in the studio from last week's wax on wednesdays project and the last 2 weeks of Monday Warm ups on Patreon. They all had oil paint either as their main pigment or added somewhere in the mix so they needed a bit to dry . Now they are all ready to receive a beautiful dreamy encaustic finish . 
I also explored adding texture to one of the botanicals from last week. 
This was and exploration to see how I would like the prints with some interesting textures added from drips, brush strokes and a vintage feed sack !

If I were to create the last piece in the video as  a finished work, I would first mount the print to a wood panel before adding any encaustic wax . Then I would be free to build up as many layers as I wanted of wax and texture . The damar resin in the medium cures over time. Any bulky layers of medium added to something flimsy and bendable like copy paper will eventually have the opportunity to crack off if the paper is ever bent down the road. 

Supplies I used this week:
Each week I list the supplies I used in the video here on the blog for you so that you can see and easily find the items used for that week's  technique . 
If you purchase items from the links provided it sometimes generates a few cents in commission  which goes right back in to creating videos for you on the youtube channel. It  does not raise the cost for you in any way, and is the same link you would find on a regular amazon prime search . Thank you so much!  Also , although the photos here can help you easily find the product . I also recommend that you look at your local art /hobby store to make sure you are getting the lowest price. Sometimes with weekly 40% off coupons basic items can be found at a better price. 
If you are receiving this blog post via email click on the live link to the post so that you can view the supply links . ​​

"Encausticology Paper Journey " 
online workshop is PACKED with exciting encaustic
and paper projects and techniques including creating encaustic handmade journals to 
house all of the papers created ! 
click HERE to see  details on this exciting workshop. 

You can see bonus footage and step by step commentary for each Wax on Wednesdays by joining us on the Patreon channel ! I began this channel in April of 2020 to create mini tutorials without having to invest  in the price of a full workshop course. There are 4 levels to choose from on the channel . The "Busy Bee" level gives you mini tutorials of each week's Wax on Wednesdays project all for the price of just one cup of coffee per month ! You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time, and you have ALL of the content videos that have been posted from the beginning of the channel for as long as you are a subscriber to the channel. This way you can refer back and create during your own creative time 24/7 :) This channel also helps to allow me to keep bringing you Wax on Wednesdays videos each and every week and I am very truly incredibly grateful to all of the patrons for their support of the channel !

Happy Creating !
Xo 
Shari 

Happy Wax on Wednesdays ! 
It is a lot of fun to add collage elements to photo encaustic. But , what if your collage elements don't go with the overall tone of your image ? I usually print my images in black and white when I am adding other elements in . This way I can tone the image to match whatever ephemera I may add. This week I chose some yummy rust stained tissue and a creamy rice paper extra on the fibrous texture ! Staining the image with coffee will be  perfect to warmup the tone of this image to go with the rusted ephemera. 

Supplies I used this week:
Each week I list the supplies I used in the video here on the blog for you so that you can see and easily find the items used for that week's  technique . 
NOTE: I used the 8x10 cradled panels with 7/8 " depth but could not locate those this week on Amazon, so instead I 
am listing the gallery profile 8x10 inch panels which are 1.5 " gallery depth. 

If you purchase items from the links provided it sometimes generates a few cents in commission  which goes right back in to creating videos for you on the youtube channel. It  does not raise the cost for you in any way, and is the same link you would find on a regular amazon prime search . Thank you so much!  Also , although the photos here can help you easily find the product . I also recommend that you look at your local art /hobby store to make sure you are getting the lowest price. Sometimes with weekly 40% off coupons basic items can be found at a better price. 
If you are receiving this blog post via email click on the live link to the post so that you can view the supply links . ​​

Would you like to dive deeper into each week's Wax on Wednesdays projects ?
The Patreon channel offers bonus content, and step by step commentary each and every week all for the price of just one cup of coffee per month !
I designed the Patreon channel to be like a series of mini workshops that you have
watch and explore for as long as you subscribe . 
Click HERE to explore all of the creating video levels available on the 
channel. 

There is a full line of Encaustic workshops available to dive in and start creating wonderful projects and learn useful techniques. You can see the entire line of Encausticology online workshops by clicking on  " available workshops" page at the top of the blog.
workshops are available with lifetime access :)
Happy Creating !
xo
​Shari