Wax Fusion - Fall, Issue IX: 2023

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From the Editors This year we’ve invited our members to step outside their comfort zone, push boundaries, and explore uncharted terrains. In San Antonio, TX, we asked members to put a new spin on a famous 1927 exhibition about wild owers. In Mulranny, Ireland, we asked artists to submit Ephemeral art that could be sent in a 9 x 12 envelope. We also invited Celtic ConVergence attendees to tuck a small piece of art in their suitcase for a members art exchange. In all three cases, most artists had to explore new ideas and think creatively about the materials they used. And the results were surprising, exquisite, thought provoking, cutting edge, and inspirational. In this issue we’ve included some of the jurors (and our) favorites from each, and we asked some of the artists to talk about what inspired the piece, the tools and materials they used, and what they learned in the process. And we’ve captured some of the memorable moments at Celtic ConVergence. We’ve also invited a few artists using “Uncharted” techniques to share their unexplored or unconventional techniques and styles within the medium. It involves con dently pushing the work o the edges of the at paper map and out into the fringes, to the areas of “what if” and “why not” by experimenting with new materials, textures, and approaches to create unique and innovative artworks. We hope you enjoy reading this Uncharted issue of Wax Fusion. And, as always, we appreciate your feedback. Please contact us at WaxFusion@International-EncausticArtists.org with comments, questions, ideas, and suggestions. While this journal exists to serve the needs of IEA members, it is also free and available to the public. You are welcome to share this journal with anyone interested or working in the visual arts, looking for information on encaustics, or beginning to explore the world of encaustics. S. Kay Burnett Lyn Belisle Paul Kline

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Vanishing I

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pages 116-117

Bountiful Blossoms

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page 115

Fields of Spring

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pages 112-114

Croquer le ciel (Bite the sky)

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pages 108-110

After the Bloom

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page 107

Dear Della Melissa Stephens Jurors Award

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pages 104-106

The Last Bloom

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pages 98-102

Body of Work

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pages 94-96

Body of Work

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page 93

Factree Susan Salter

1min
pages 90-92

Ephemeral/Ephemera

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pages 86-88

Karen Buttwinick

6min
pages 70-85

Celtic ConVergence Wax Across the Water

4min
pages 61-69

About the Author

1min
pages 59-60

An Unconventional Path

4min
pages 45-58

Looking Over the Edge

3min
pages 32-44

About the Author

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page 31

Thirty-Year Field Trip

5min
pages 18-30

New Perspectives

3min
pages 7-17

From the Editors

1min
pages 3-6
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