student work

art materials:
local:

Dan Smith (1st Ave S, Seattle),

Utrecht ( Pike St. Seattle),

Dakota ( 63rd & Roosevelt, Seattle),

Michaels (many locations),

JoAnn Fabrics (many locations),

Artists & Craftsman Supply,
(4350 8th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105,
Phone (206 545-0091))

web & mail order:

Art Media online
902 SW Yamhill
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503.223.3724
http://www.artmediaonline.com/index.html

Blick Art Materials
P.O. Box 1267
Galesburg, IL 61402-1267
phone:( (800) 828-4548)
Web: http://www.dickblick.com/

Cheap Joes,
374 Industrial Park Drive
Boone, NC 28607
Phone (1-899-277-2788)
Web: http://www.cheapjoes.com

Dan Smith Art Materials Inc.,
P.O. Box 84268
Seattle, WA 98124-5568
Customer Service: (800) 426-7923
customer.service@danielsmith.com
web: http://www.danielsmith.com/

Judson’s Art Outfitters
851 County Road 76H Livermore, CO 80536
phone (1-866-POCHADE)
web: http://www.judsonspleinair.com

R&F Handmade Paints, Inc.
84 Ten Broeck Ave Kingston, NY 12401
1.800.206.8088 info@rfpaints.com
Web http://www.rfpaints.com/

Sinopia & Kremer pigments & paint
Sinopia's email sinopiasf@sinopia.com
Tel.: (415) 824-3180

Kremer's email kremer-pigments@sinopia.com
Tel.: (212) 219-2394

Utrecht Art Materials
1124 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 382-9696
http://www.utrechtart.com/

Hotplates & presses
http://www.art-equipment.co.uk/

Printmaking Studio Equipnment: Printmaking Hot Plates
http://www.takachpress.com/access/hot.php

encaustic societies & competitions

International Encaustic Artists
http://www.international-encaustic-artists.org/calendar/members_events.html

Recipes:
Gesso
Rabbit skin glue soaked in water over-night, bring to a slow boil, turn off the heat & add whiting (calcium carbonate) until it appears to be a very heavy cream. Use hot or cold (zinc white or titanium white powder may be added to suit –use respirator when handling large amounts of dry pigment). Zinc white is a transparent white metal oxide that naturally cakes when placed in solution. [Lead white is usually avoided due to hazard concerns when handling. New concerns are similarly presented now for titanium white, since it has been proven to be a carcinogen.] Home made gesso may be refrigerated, but contains no formaldehyde or other preservative, and the glue is an excellent growth medium for mold & mildew. Thymol crystals dissolved in alcohol may be added in tiny amounts to act as a preservative.

Encaustic & heat:
Melt beeswax blocks or pastilles in metal containers (* avoid open flame due to low flash point ). Add 1/3 dry pigment by volume with care (to avoid pigment dust while breathing & wash hands thoroughly to avoid ingesting – no eating or drinking in studio or near dry pigment dust – environmental surfaces or clothes) apply while liquid to hot or cold inflexible surface.

Encaustic & water
Mix pastilles & small amounts of water in a dedicated blender container, whip at high speed until similar to Vaseline in texture. Place in a tightly covered container. Mix with wet or dry pigment as needed apply with any desired applicator: bristle brush, palette or painting knives or spatulas.

Encaustic & solvent
Same as above in application but is thinned with odorless mineral spirits & added to similarly solvent based paint. (* do not use heat without adequate ventilation & added precautions for fire. It behaves in the presence of open flame in a manner much like napalm)

All these encaustic forms may be painted over most drawing materials: conté crayon or pencil, watercolor crayon, oil pastel or ink wash.
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Bibliography:

Pliny the Elder : "Naturalis Historia" encyclopedia of all knowledge

Jahannes Itten "Elements of Color"
Published 1970 John Wiley and Sons
subject Colors 96 pages   ISBN 0471289299

"Josef Albers: Formulation: Articulation" by Josef Albers and T. G. Rosenthal

"Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition" by Josef Albers and Nicholas Fox Weber