Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art

Written by Eileen Bergen


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Electric hot plates, irons, heat lamps and even flame torches are used to fuserepparttar encaustic mixture torepparttar 116076 canvas and to allowrepparttar 116077 surface to be manipulated. Many artists maintain it takes up to two years of determined experimentation to getrepparttar 116078 process perfected. It’s not surprising that there are not many artists using encaustic techniques today.

Encaustic is a demanding organic medium which engagesrepparttar 116079 artist in a process of controlled accidents with unpredictable results that can be selectively enhanced.

It is a medium that provides a seductive skin that is unusually malleable and changeable. It can evoke sensations and emotions of transformation, religious ritual, history andrepparttar 116080 passage of time inrepparttar 116081 hands of an accomplished artist.

Encaustic is a truly introspective art form.

For examples of encaustic art, please visit http://www.theartful crafter.com/encaustic.html

By: Eileen Bergen The Artful Crafter http://www.theartfulcrafter.com

Ms Bergen has had avaried career, first as a special education teacher and the, after getting an MBA degree, as a vice president of a major insurance company. She has been making and selling crafts for the past 8 years.


Important feng shui dont's

Written by Jakob Jelling


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You should never place furniture in such a way that there is not much space between them; there should always be space for chi to flow within any space. Besides, you should always avoid placing beds, chairs, sofas or desks right across main doors or withrepparttar back towards them. You and your guests should never be with your back right acrossrepparttar 116075 entrance door.

It is also important that you don't place too much of an element inrepparttar 116076 wrong area. If, according torepparttar 116077 bagua map, a house area should contain water or metal to be in balance, you should avoid placing to much fire, earth or wood in them. It is also important to avoid dark corners; if you find a dark corner within your house or office, you should make it clearer by illuminating it or by placing a plant at it. Dark places and spots always attract yin energy and obstruct chi from flowing freely and properly, therefore you should always attract light and yang energy to every corner of your house and office.

Jakob Jelling is the founder of http://www.fengshuicrazy.com. Please visit his website and learn all the feng shui tips you'll ever need!


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