Encaustic & Metal
Painting with a combination of Beeswax & Damar Resin creates ENCAUSTIC wax. The fluidity that happens when you heat this medium, to its molten level, is exciting and inviting. I love experimenting with this medium and seeing how far I can go, so WELCOME TO MY JOURNEY WITH ETCHED METALS while I add them to my Encaustic Creations. Contact me if you wish to purchase my work or to commission a piece just for yourself, a friend, your office - Big or Small - I work in All sizes : PoetryOnCanvas@mac.Com
Etched Copper on Encaustic a Series* BOTANICAL #1 8x8 on Cradled Wood $350 Techniques: Encaustic Hot Wax, Copper Etching, Patina, Riveted onto Cradle Board. Handmade Printed paper embedded.
Etched Copper on Encaustic a Series* BOTANICAL #2 8x8 on Cradled Wood $350 Techniques: Encaustic Hot Wax, Copper Etching, Patina, Riveted onto Cradle Board. Handmade Paper embedded.
Etched Copper on Encaustic a Series* GARDEN KIMONO 8x8 on Cradled Board $350 Techniques: Encaustic Hot Wax, Stamping, Copper Etching, Patina, Riveted onto Cradle Board.
Copper Etching on Encaustic a Series* MAZE ABSTRACT 8x8 on Cradled Board $350 Techniques: Encaustic Hot Wax, Stamping, Copper Etching, Patina, Riveted onto Cradle Board.
I saw that one person online used Miracle Grow to Patina...but it didn't work for me. While experimenting you may have many fails, but it only takes one success to make it all worth it :)
Other objects used in making designs onto the copper for Etching.
Copper sheets I ordered on Amazon. Lots to choose from all different sizes.
This was my First experiment in Etching. I was blown away as it was an accident that portions ate through the copper. But I was delighted! It later proved too weak to survive so I clipped it off :(
I love this design. I created it by freehand and then etching the design onto the copper. It's endless what I'll be able to do with this technique!
This is the Etching solution I used to make these pieces. It's all about the time I let it soak in the solution to gets specific results.