I never said it at the time but this video was my nudge into encaustic. 2017 I was nursing my dad who passed wirh rare brain cancer. He was a Greek Orthodox... we watched it together and he said...go for it girl you too can make beautiful icons. Bless him. Love n hugs.

Fantastic! Excellent tutorial.

So many of these tutorials are almost tortuous to watch - the bombastic, or monotone, or excessively chipper, or too fast or confusing manner of the instructors make it REALLY HARD to WATCH to ABSORB and to feel INCLUDED in the process. You are a delightful, calm, funny, humane, easy to understand and sensible in your linear teaching method. I'm not saying this correctly, which is frustrating, but I guess it's just a big THANK YOU at the end of the day: you have an atists' mind and love of the products, the process and the progression. I have been fascinated by encaustic for YEARS and yours is the FIRST tutorial video that gave me even the tiniest thread of thought that I could, with enough time, commitment, determination, consistency and a sense of humor, learn how to make an encaustic piece of art of my own. So THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH. I have so many ideas of things I want to learn and try.

Exactly what I was hoping to see.  Beautiful

Thank you for being clear and most for using a Tripod or platform for the camera. Many do hand held cameras and the jumpy, jerky view induces vertigo, big time.
Clean, clear and nice to watch. It is helpful.

Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to do the play by play - even explaining some of the risks and mistakes you have made!  I am just getting started with encaustics and have learned a lot from watching you!

WOW I LOVE THIS!!! thank you for filming this ! you have inspired me  to use my old religious art prints that have been in my closet for years!!! thanks again!!

This is very helpful. Thanks!

This is an old video, but I’d like to thank you for putting these out for ppl like me

you can rub regular tube oil paint as well as paint stick. it works the same

Your tutorial was great!!! I sure hope you keep doing videos because you do them very well.

I love this piece, thanks for sharing!

That turned out to be a beautiful piece of art. And a new technique I can try. Thank you for sharing.

Many thanks for such great advice and help x

thanks, great tutorial

Awesome video

The paper doesn't need to be pourous - just soak any paper in beeswax beforehand.

Love your channel and your work. It’s too funny that you are using your husbands underwear on your project!

Hi :) I have just started watching your videos... Thank you so much for taking the time to make these tutorials... In just a few tutorials you have become an inspiration to me in your creativity and your willingness to share the story of your grief.  Did I hear correct that you are in Florida? Where in Florida are you? I live in Tampa Bay area and have been thinking of trying encaustic art for several months now but I'm a little concerned about how well this medium will stand up to the heat and humidity.  Have you had any trouble with this.

Please So you do not fuse the oil pastels after and incising? When they remain fairly wet for a long period of time? Or what if you want to add more wax on top? What you said might happen has been happening to me and then I have to scrape back the oil paint . Thank you.