Today I visited a printmaking friend's studio. Amy is experimenting with encaustic monoprints. I have never heard of this before so I was excited to have a demo. Here is the basic process: 1. Heat up the homemade heat box. 2. Rub the beeswax pigment sticks on the metal surface of the heat plate to melt them. Create a design on the plate with one or more colors. Step 3. Lay a piece of rice or rag paper face down on the painted design and cover with newsprint. Burnish. Step 4. Carefully pull the paper away from the heat plate. Steps 5-6. Clean the heat plate with paper towels. Add more color to the heat plate and repeat the process to add patterns or more color to the print. The smell of the wax is yummy and the pigments are really thick and rich to work with. I had a little play to get a feel for what the print is like (image below). Now I want to build a heat box and play!!
A visual diary of art activities
"NadaDadaReno's Channel" was created by documentarian (and former Reno resident) Brian Bird.
ReplyDeleteThe site is a compilation of filmed interviews featuring participants of "Nada Dada 2010" for the purpose of creating a documentary highlighting the Nada Dada 2010 experience... including our very own Carole Ricketts!
Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/nadadadareno#p/u