Leslie Stoner is holding a blowtorch in one hand while we chat in her Green Lake studio. She’s spraying the torch across the surface of one of her paintings and explaining her process: how the flame ...

Kristianne Tefft always knew that she wanted to do something with art. From a young age, Tefft was excited about art, awaiting the days when the “picture lady” would come to her class, showing ...

Carrollwood Cultural Center exhibition is called "Encaustic Impressions: A Florida Wax Show." The ancient medium dates to the Greeks. Encaustic means "to burn in." TAMPA, Fla. - A new Carrollwood ...

Fayum portraits are a type of ancient Roman paintings crafted as funerary effigies in and around the Fayum oasis, southwest of Cairo. The portraits, which were placed on mummies, are a funerary custom ...

A group of researchers has uncovered telling clues about the underlying surface shapes and colors of 15 Fayum mummy portraits created during the Greco-Roman and Coptic periods in Egypt. Their research ...

Ember St. Amour is a reporter for the Midland Daily News, covering Midland County government and writing the weekly Business Matters feature. A recent graduate of Ferris State University, she brings ...

Discover the magic of encaustic painting in this interactive demo designed for curious creatives of all levels. Rooted in an ancient technique dating back to the Greeks and Egyptians, encaustic is a ...

British artist Emily Ponsonby grew up the daughter of a beekeeper, leading to a lifelong interest in both the insects themselves and the materiality of their waxen, honeycomb homes. Following ...

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