Encaustics 2021

Traditional encaustic (pigmented molten wax mixed with damp resin) is an ancient medium traced back to the Greco-Roman mummy portraits. It has become increasingly popular with modern artists as it lends itself to experimentation and exploration alongside process-based abstraction. 

In this series I have worked with many processes – including fusing, scraping, layering, stencilling, inscribing – to highlight the luminosity and materiality of molten wax.