Wax on Wednesdays! Encaustic and Graphite Monoprinting Fun

 Beautiful monoprints with graphite !

 Broke out a Gelli plate this week . I give a little disclaimer in the video as well, but  the graphite 
might be  a little bit abrasive to the Gelli plate , and it will stain it . I get it pretty clean with dawn and then baby oil , but if trying this project, you may want to appoint a special "Gelli" plate just for 
the graphite , or make your own gelli plate . 
 I have a Japanese maple that has beautiful leaves . Experimenting
with what works best in the printing is half the fun !



Materials I used this week:
"Gerneral's " brand powdered graphite
water
Gelli brand printing plate
local greenery 
water color paper 140lb. 
small  masonite boards I get in bulk  from the craft store 
R and F brand encaustic medium
encaustic gesso
white Shiva paint stick (for a white color layer on board)


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"Encausticology. Creating Imagery  in Encaustic"
Online Workshop begins May 29!
See details on my online workshop page or the Etsy shop

Happy Creating! 
Blessings, 


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