People often ask if my work is encaustic, and the answer is no. The piece shown here, "Scenes from a Pond," is a digitally composed collage, created with layers and layers of photos I took at a local pond, scans of painted fabric, and other imagery. The digital collage is then printed on special film, and transferred to panels which have been painted with a metallic acrylic wash, and prepared to receive the ink from the film. Sometimes I will add collage or texture to the panels before transferring the digital image. Then I seal the image with a UV resistant polymer coating. I think because of all the layers it sometimes has the effect of encaustic, but is not. Maybe one day I will add that to the mix!
Because there are so many different ways to create digital mixed media, I have created a blog (Digital Mixed: the people, products and processes making news in digital mixed media) so that I could keep track all in one place. It is a new work in progress, but I have already added several classes and workshops offered this summer that look VERY interesting. My goal is to expose the many talented artists incorporating digital processes in creative ways -- across a variety of media -- and to discuss the people, products and processes involved in creating digital mixed media art. Take a look, and add to the mix!
I am understand why people would ask about your work being encaustic...if you are looking only at visual texture, not the physical texture the question makes sense :) I love the visual texture of your work.
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