Encaustic sculpture

Encaustic painting by Stephanie Roberts-Camello

Local Artist, Beeswax Candles

One of the aesthetic pleasures of working with encaustic medium is the smooth, rich surface that seems to make the artwork glow. But that doesn't mean encaustic art has to be flat. Encaustic village by Jan Avellana. The only requirements for encaustic substrates is that they must be rigid and porous. Porosity helps the wax bond…

Ever the versatile material, encaustic can be modeled, carved, cast, and applied to absorbent materials to build sculptural forms. The wax sculptures of today are often created by applying encaustic to absorbent materials such as wood, fiber, bisque fired clay, and paper mache. We checked in with artists Pamela Blum, Anna Wagner-Ott, and Susan Stover to get familiar with their evolving individual approaches and the techniques they are using to sculpt with encaustic today.

Scottish Landscape photography

This is the second in a series of guest posts by the enamel artist Kat Cole. The post was previously published on her blog. I have made large enameled work previously, but I have always felt handi…

Untitled 2 - Encaustic, fabric and collage on plywood More work today on encaustic paintings. I also used the extra in my pan to make three dimensional works on masonite. Fire - Encaustic on Masonite Water - Encaustic on Masonite Untitled Texture - Encaustic on Masonite Spiral 1 - Three Dimensional Textured Encaustic and Beeswax on Masonite Spikes 1 - Three Dimensional Textured Encaustic and Beeswax on Masonite Your Turn - Do these sculptural works evoke the same reactions as the paintings?…