A Glow in the Heart - Card Art #004
Sometimes afraid to just let go
And let the river run;
Sometimes afraid to really know
Who I have become.
Encaustic Art on white card with vignette added digitally.
Tools: small iron (like traveling iron)
coloured wax blocks.
FlowersEtc, 4 months ago
Wow, this is like an illuminated cavern. It has great depth to it. Even stalagtites and stalagmites. (Spelling?) :-) I love this, it has mystery and discovery written all over it.
Marita McVeigh, 4 months ago
beautifully creative!
coppertrees, 4 months ago
My favorite so far
Helene Kippert, 4 months ago
Evocative and beautiful
Antanas, 4 months ago
beautiful work
margpie, 4 months ago
so cool, I love this
Dawnsky2, 4 months ago
cool, it feels like i am viewing another world through a keyhole…x
Mysticmoon in reply to FlowersEtc’s comment, 4 months ago
Thank you Ann. The original title of this one is “A Glow In The Heart” because it also reminded me of an illuminated cavern.
Mysticmoon in reply to Marita McVeigh’s comment, 4 months ago
Thank you, Marita!
Mysticmoon in reply to coppertrees’s comment, 4 months ago
Glad you like it coppertrees!
Mysticmoon in reply to Helene Kippert’s comment, 4 months ago
Thank you Helene!
Mysticmoon in reply to Antanas’s comment, 4 months ago
Thank you Antanas!
Mysticmoon in reply to margpie’s comment, 4 months ago
Thank you so much Margpie!
Mysticmoon in reply to Dawnsky2’s comment, 4 months ago
Glad you like it, Dawnsky!
linaji, 2 months ago
We love you add something digi.. cause your work and your words are stunning!!
Mysticmoon in reply to linaji’s comment, 2 months ago
thanks so much linaji, your words are much appreciated!
RosaCobos, 2 months ago
You cell´s spirit calling you from the inside.
The melting forcs.. ready to change..
an pour in the waters of Life,
while the root of your Essence..
is trying to meet the sky.
Light…you have become.
Rosa (it attracted me from thumb nail. Perfect. Your technicque was unknown for me. At least the name…though I know that some people works with waxes and so….Does it smell when working..? it is important for me…does the wax smell when you heated it…it must be so sensual your technique…..Are the materials difficult to buy..I will gt me informed…What sort of paper do you use as support?....If you do not feel like writi g yourself may be you can send me a link where I will se..thank you Silvana…Love your work.and you are a poet too.)
Mysticmoon, 2 months ago
Thank you for your keen insight on this work, Rosa.
The wax has the smell of beeswax when melted. The flow of the melted wax on the iron will glide over the paper reacting immediately to the pressure and movement of the hand. The wax being attracted to the warmth of the iron will try to cling to it’s heat when the iron is lifted creating wonderful patterns on the paper. The hot-air gun melting droplets of coloured wax on the paper, the pressure of the hot air causing the wax colours to move and to twist, braid, tangle and intertwine with each other into a flow of mesmerizing textured colours.
The hot plate warming the support, melting the wax as soon as it touches the surface, allowing the use of any tools you can find to create different textures, to add , to subtract, to rub, to comb, to caress with a brush … LOL! I could go on for ever as Encaustic is a wonderful versatile medium.
I will send you a message with the information on material, tools and where you can buy them.
Thanks so much for your interest.
Jadedragon, about 1 month ago
just amazed wow
Mysticmoon in reply to Jadedragon’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thank you for visiting!