Happy Wax on Wednesdays !
I have been working on a brand new online workshop coming up "Encausticology Tantalizing Texture Magic " ! Featuring 50 unique textures for the encaustic surface . I am so super excited to share this one with you as it will be jam packed with exciting fun techniques ! I thought it would be fun this week to work with some embedded texture from unexpected places . 

Texture is everywhere ! 
As artists working with the wonderful medium of encaustic we have endless opportunities for creating unique textures on the wax . 
In this new workshop we will be exploring 50 fun and exciting different textures that can be created on the encaustic surface!

Have fun with me this week on the Youtube channel creating some texture by embedding objects you probably have around your house or creative space ! If you love discovering exciting textures like me , join me for the new workshop and get in on the early bird sale . The Early bird pricing for this workshop opens on Friday October 2nd . 
I will be sending a special coupon code in the newsletter to all email subscribers .

Happy Creating !
Xo
​Shari 

I love working with collage in all of it's many forms. My favorite has always been using both found and vintage papers and objects to create in a very intuitive way. It is a process I have returned to over and again for many years. For me both the tactile feel of the the different textures being united together , the joy of using otherwise discarded objects and recycling them giving them new purpose , and using fragments of antique objects and papers that perhaps haven't seen the light of day in many years or even decades , is what gives me inspiration for these collage pieces. 

If you would like to join me for the full process of creating these collage pieces , and also the coffee print used this week, the full process videos are available on the Patreon channel for the "Mover's and Shakers " level on the Monday warm ups. You have ALL  of the videos for each level you subscribe to for as long as you subscribe. I find this is a great way to create bonus content in the form of mini workshops that you can refer back to whenever the creative mood strikes ! You can check out the channel here : ​https://www.patreon.com/sharireplogle

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 . ​​

Join Me for a Workshop !
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There are 3 online workshops that you can join me in for lots more encaustic collage techniques and fun !
Encausticology Collage Journey
Encausticology 101
and 
Encausticology Paper Journey 
All workshops have lifetime access with no time limits or expiration dates :)

Happy Creating !
xo 
​Shari 

Happy Wax on Wednesdays !
At the beginning of each Fall season I get in the mood for some encaustic collage . Used teabags are wonderful to incorporate into these collage pieces because they are both light weight, absorbent, and they take printing with inks like india and sumi with beautiful detail ! 

The sumi ink I am using this week has very subtle gold tones in it giving it a light lustre . I also add some instant coffee for more depth to the already tea stained bags. 

It is fun to acquire a stack of these tea bag papers and have a printing day ! Simply hang them to dry and then unfold them carefully , emptying out the used tea. 

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 Collage Journey
Online workshop is packed with super fun encaustic collage techniques and project videos with lifetime access ! ClickHERE for details :)

Join Me For Lots More Wax on Wednesdays Fun on the Patreon Channel !
You can join me for  bonus footage and step by step process 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 Wednesday !
I ended up accumulating a huge stack of monotypes from all of the projects we did on Wax on Wednesdays last month! I decided this week to create some covers for journals for them to get them all sorted out. Journals are one of my favorite ways to house  encaustic print making papers and I have accumulated a small library of them in the studio. It is a great way for me to reference all of the print making techniques I cave done over the years and for visitors to meander through .

These heavier prints done on Arches watercolor paper make perfect journal covers for all of the August Monotypes done both on Wax on Wednesdays and the Monday Warmup sessions on the Patreon channel. I wanted to keep with the botanical print making theme but expand on it some more and try out some more fun options for pigments :)
I ended up creating fun layers of rich warm tones with instant coffee and cool tones of green and turquoise india inks using geranium leaves from the garden. 

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 . ​​

Join me on a journey and adventure into freeing your mind , and flexing you creative muscles in exploring the completely magical effects of encaustic and paper.
- intro to encaustic including tools, set up , and safety 
-Let's go paper hunting ! Finding the best papers for use with encaustic 
-Mono printing
-embedding a wide variety of papers with encaustic techniques. 
-let's create handmade paper magic ! 
-encaustic paintings on paper
-Encaustic Journals ! ( binding all of our beautiful monotypes and painted papersin gorgeous encaustic journals that we create from scratch!!!!)
And of course lets find out what happens when we explore india inks, graphite , pastels, oil pastels, stencils , stamping, and more more more! 
Free yourself creatively, by loosing the fear of the blank page .
Free yourself creatively, and allow yourself to express your emotion through intuitiveness, color , and encaustic . !

forever access to both the classroom and videos once purchased click HERE for details . 

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 ​