wax

Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unlikely of places. This morning, I found it in my son’s lunch. Wax paper. It’s my new yum.

smear campaign

smear campaign

coquet

coquet

wax on wax. i used wax pastels and ink here. needless to say, the experiment was a mess. i can't stand wax shavings

wax on wax. i used oil pastels and ink here. needless to say, the experiment was a mess. i can’t stand wax shavings

great stress relief

great stress relief

she's back again

she’s back again

there she is. i'm sad to say that she doesn't exist anymore. i took the experiment too far by putting her under the kitchen tap. she's disappeared completely, except for the ghost of the oil pastels

there she is. i’m sad to say that she doesn’t exist anymore. i took the experiment too far by putting her under the kitchen tap. she’s disappeared completely, except for the ghost of the oil pastels

i got a little carried away with the oil pastels. my original plan with the wax paper was to solely use ink, and let the natural reactions take over

i got a little carried away with the oil pastels. my original plan with the wax paper was to solely use ink, and let the properties of solubles on oily surfaces  take over

like here

like here

karl

karl

i see kelp, i see stars

i see kelp, i see stars

i have to say this was fun. i'm thinking of getting these framed

i have to say this was fun. i’m thinking of getting these framed

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constellation

constellation

2 Comments on “wax”

  1. Ghadah, I do admire your willingness to experiment. The image at the top of the post, before the video starts running, really caught my eye. She’s gone all dreamy.

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