_Amethyst_ by Chrissy Stangroom, encaus

Tim Hutton - 2014-05-25 14:53:53+0000 - Updated: 2014-05-25 14:55:34+0000

"Amethyst" by Chrissy Stangroom, encaustic wax monotype (detail).
http://www.greendoor-printmaking.co.uk/artists-stangroom-chrissy.php

"Amethyst" by Chrissy Stangroom, encaustic wax monotype (detail). http://www.greendoor-printmaking.co.uk/artists-stangroom-chrissy.php

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Tim Hutton - 2014-05-26 20:35:13+0000

I spoke to the artist today. It was made by spreading blue wax onto a hotplate, then pressing paper on top, causing a physical effect, basically suction in a Hele-Shaw cell, as here: http://youtu.be/E8VdjRuDsW8?t=36s

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