i already am.......

and this is exactly what i am in the process of doing....

 

i am becoming that which

i already am..... 

The Ancients.....

I've been working on this piece for about a week now.

It's a mixed media piece with encaustic over plaster and

acrylic.....my first attempt at wax over plaster. I LOVE the

texture of the plaster but it made applying the wax a little 

hard. It ended up way too thick in places and I had to scrape

back and fuse again....so... I made a trip to Charlotte today and

picked up some Dorlands "cold wax". 

I'm really excited about learning this whole cold wax process.

You mix cold wax with oil paint and basically build up your 

picture just like encaustic....then do any "excavating" you'd

like.....no heat needed and less fumes...although with the

oils you do still need good ventilation. 

I do love living in the sticks but often wish I lived somewhere

that I could actually take classes instead of always having to

 teach myself.....thank goodness for the internet and youtube!