Wo Schiffman

Wo Schiffman Wo Schiffman Wo Schiffman

Wo Schiffman

Wo Schiffman Wo Schiffman Wo Schiffman
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Studio

My studio is located in Northern  California

Visit by appointment only: please call or email to set up an appointment.


email:

woizme@me.com


phone: 

603.770.69

Process

Pigments & Paints

Pigments & Paints

Pigments & Paints

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I use commercial and  homemade pigments. After grinding or mixing a range of powdered minerals, botanicals, liquid inks or oil paints,  I suspend the  pigments in heated beeswax adding small amounts of melted, purified damar resin as needed.

Inks

Pigments & Paints

Pigments & Paints

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Years of dyeing fabric and experimentation with sumi painting and suminagashi (floating ink on water) have enhanced my encaustic practice. I like combining inks with encaustics and sometimes use my suminagashi work as a substrate for encaustic monotypes.

Tools & Marking

Pigments & Paints

Encaustic Stone Sculpture

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Walks along the sea bluffs or in local forests often produce inspirational tools for painting. I collect a range of natural materials and add them to my marking tools. Because I work on heated metal or use hot wax pigment, tools also include natural bristle brushes, palette knives and silicone scrapers.

Encaustic Stone Sculpture

Encaustic Stone Sculpture

Encaustic Stone Sculpture

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Stone is a challenging substrate for encaustic painting. I have developed my own formula to create sculptures on granite, sandstone and bisque-fired stoneware.

Encaustic on Paper

Encaustic Stone Sculpture

Encaustic on Paper

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I paint encaustic monotypes on a heated (140F - 200F) aluminum plate and "lift" images onto paper or silk. Often, it takes multiple pulls to create the image I'm creating.

Inspiration

Encaustic Stone Sculpture

Encaustic on Paper

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Seasonal changes in the flora and fauna of my environment, microscopic images, deep space photographs, and interactions between the ocean and land where I live all inspire my paintings.

Studio & Process Images

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