Look what happened! One day I found one of my favorite encaustic pieces, Accidental Sea, on the floor. When I picked it up I saw two huge deep scratches on the front. You probably recognize Accidental Sea from the blog banner—that’s how much I like this piece.
Accidental Sea (2011). 10″ x 12″. Encaustic on board. Damaged area is shown in red square. Darn that cat!
I know who did it. If the guilty party (Marzipan) comes forward, I promise to be merciful and I won’t bust him down to 9 Lives for more than a month or two.
Marzipan, the guilty party, relaxing after his devilment. Note the yawn. Wanton destruction is so tiring!
The Theory, my stand-up comedian boyfriend, suggested it was a collaboration between me and Marzipan. I don’t think so! I’m considering the best way to repair it. The blue paint came from tube oil and the yellow from dry pigment, and the whole piece was fused with an iron. I don’t want to try to match those colors. Accidental Sea was, as the title suggests, a fortuitous accident, a freak of nature. And I really liked it the way it was.
There are many creative uses for raw Marzipan paste. Maybe even painting?
I’d prefer to cook him first. What a spoiled brat.
don’t you think one of those tiny electric iron-tools would melt away the scratches?…I would try that first!
Great idea but I don’t have one. How small is the heating area on one of those things?
*Wince* I totally understand that this piece will never be the same, ever. I am at a loss other than let us know what happens and what you try.
Later today I might try a torch. I will let you know.
My tiny iron’s surface is the size of my fingernail. What if you tried heating up a small palette knife with your torch and using that?
I had no idea those irons were so small. It’s a tacking iron? Where did you get yours? The ones I see online all look the same.
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:32 PM, The Hive Encaustic wrote:
> ** > kassandra333 commented: “I had no idea those irons were so small. It’s > a tacking iron? Where did you get yours? The ones I see online all look the > same.” >
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