Melted Pastel Painting

I had some cheap nasty waxy oil pastels that I didn't like to draw with so I thought I would melt them over a canvas. I used a heat tool and held them individually with some tea bag tongs.

Which way up?

I liked the colours but thought it wasn't quite right so I melted more and spread the melted wax over bare bits of canvas with an old paintbrush.

A close up

I still wasn't sure about it. Then I remembered that I've got a melting pot. I put a few similar colour pastels in at once to melt then poured over the canvas.

Either way up.

Close ups.

Still not sure but the pastels are all gone apart from black.

Quilted Batik

I did this batik last year and have been hand quilting it on and off since. The circular marks were made by dipping a kitchen whisk into the wax, and I also used a stick and paint brush. Then I painted it with fabric and silk paints. I'm thinking it could become a book cover.

Batik samples

Marks are made with a fork dipped in hot wax [kitchen type, not garden, ha ha]