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,