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Encaustic painting is such a versatile and fascinating medium, and I’m often asked if it’s suitable for children and teenagers…  so, I wanted to share Isabelle and Ava’s story, [...]

‘How to paint with encaustic wax?’ I’m always asked the question, HOW do you paint with encaustic wax, and I’ve struggled to answer it clearly in the past, because there are SO many [...]

I hope you’ve all had an enjoyable Christmas, it’s been very quiet in the Wrathall household, none of the usual shenanigans that usually goes on… it’s been enjoyable, [...]

Great news that you’re interested to learn more about encaustic… that is, painting with hot molten wax…! Let me start by saying, it is the most versatile art form I have ever [...]

  This lock down is making us inventive… It reminds me a bit of being a kid in the 70’s… when we used to go outside and make our own entertainment, with whatever materials [...]

I’ve lost count of how many days we’ve been in lock down now… It’s a weird old feeling as we learn to adjust to this new way of life that has been imposed upon us, eh? [...]

This blog shares when Samantha Packer spent the day with me in my studio, we had an amazingly fun day, and shared some pictures and videos on social media, which led to sooooo many questions, so [...]

Do you intend to be creating more?  You keep looking at all the kit, but you just can’t get motivated, or get overwhelmed…? Maybe you love wax, but you’re exasperated by all the [...]

This blog shares a free online encaustic wax workshop video series I ran in December 2019, I hope you find it helpful… for more resources, check out the links further down the page.   [...]

I thought I would write a blog on Hotplates, and heat sources, it’s one of the most common questions I get asked, and if I’d known at the beginning, what I know now, I could have saved myself a [...]