And the third photo shows a detail, look carefully and you can see the board beneath the burlap wisps. The second photo shows this piece with thin plaster spread over it and some alcohol inks beginning my design. This panel shows a piece of burlap adhered to hardboard with wax. jute with thin plaster adhered to canvas paper on board Experiment Two: Plaster on Burlap This photo shows this with the jute adhered with runny plaster to a board with canvas paper surface. Sometimes I use a runny plaster if i am going to adhere the jute or fabric directly to a board. I spread a sheet of 6 mil plastic on my work table as the plaster can be messy. My Experiments | Preparing Plaster Surfaces for Encaustic Art Experiment One: Plaster on Jute But I have also discovered that great texture can be created using a plaster on jute for a base. What I love most about encaustic is the texture that can be built up in many layers. This has opened up another avenue for my encaustic experimentation. Venetian plaster is a wall and ceiling finish consisting of plaster mixed with marble dust. Venetian plaster can be tinted, or colored using natural colorants and can be burnished to create a highly polished, rock-hard, marble-like finish but, when left unburnished, it has a matte finish that is rough and stone-like. “Plaster is a luscious, absorbent surface-comparable to the texture of an egg shell” (pg 13) Venetian plasterĪ friend recently told me about venetian plaster. ![]() In this post, I share my experimental work and process.Īs I love to work with plaster and cement, I was delighted to find the book Plaster Studio by Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise. I have used some of their ideas as jumping off points for my own work. Recently I have been working with plaster on jute or burlap before adding layers of wax. Plaster as a Suitable Surface for Encaustic ![]() Searching for information about using R&F pigment sticks with encaustic, I found All Things Encaustic and I was delighted to connect with Ruth who is from Toronto-I am also in Canada, just a little distance away in Westport. ![]() Years ago I purchased some oil sticks to play with, not having any idea that they would lead me here, to share my encaustic experimentation with you.
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