Thursday, May 10, 2012

Another recent work ...

"Serenity in Mayan Royal Blue" (32" x 32", encaustic medium and powdered graphite, 2012)

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  1. Laura ResurrectorsJune 3, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Joe,

    As you know, I bought your "Out of Time" which is very similar to this piece, only it was done in wax.

    For the summer, I am keeping the piece in the basement so I don't have to worry about it melting. Do I have to worry about the piece melting in say, an 80 degree house?

    Also, I want to frame the pieces I have of yours and am thinking of having each piece "float" from its backing in a graphite-colored shadowbox. I'd appreciate any other suggestion you might have.

    Nora

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  2. josephusJune 3, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    Nora, beeswax medium melts at about 140 degrees F. An 80 degree house should not be a problem; I'm sure my studio, when I'm away and the AC is turned up, reaches 80 degrees. Do not, however, put encaustic pieces in direct sunlight (shouldn't do that to oil or acrylic, either, for that matter). I wouldn't hang above a furnace hot-air vent, of course, or above the kitchen stove! Wherever the body is comfortable the wax should be, too.

    Floater frames work well with wax pieces. Franken Frames (www.frankenframes.com) makes decent frames; I've bought from them. Get the deeper frame so that the outer frame rises above the surface of the wax. This does help protect the wax.

    Feel free to frame the pieces, although neither piece was intended to be framed; the panel cradle was finished to be left as-is. But with both of these get the deeper of the Franken Frames floater frame or a deep shadow box. Hope this helps.

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