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Wren@lemmy.today Joined: 2025-11-04

A four-inch-square mixed media artwork including cut up magazines, handmade paper, a dead june bug, beads and a small key all set in encaustic wax medium with powdered pigments.

I think she's beautiful.

Encaustic is an art form using wax mixed with damar resin and paints or pigments to create images. While stunning art can be made using this method, I went the mixed-media route (including a bug caught by my cat) to create this fleshy looking mess. That I love.

I made my own encaustic medium by melting together beeswax and powdered damar resin, which isn't the only way to make the medium, but it is the most popular (from what I read.)

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

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If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

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Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)