E*graphics are great for repurposing artwork. On the left is a mandala I drew more than 30 years ago. It’s faded, but photographed and revived in Photoshop (including inverting the colors), then made into an encaustigraph, it has new life as window art. This one is about 8″ in diameter, the maximum size I could easily print on a single sheet of paper. At larger sizes, e*graphics can sometimes curve slightly, so I made a copper frame to hold it in suspension. Another option that’s even easier is to attach an e*graphic directly to a window with one of the colorful low-tack tapes available now. Easy to make, fun to share, and beautiful in any light…
Category Archives: Forms
Posts featuring the wide variety of forms that can be created using encaustigraphics or e-graphics.
Growing a Window Garden…
I have so many e*graphic mandalas in my windows, they look like a garden — and they’re beautiful in any light! {all images E.King; “Kalamazoo” calligraphy by Yves Leterme}
Window mandala
E*graphic garland
…and fantasy feathers
It’s always problematic to use real feathers in art— The Migratory Bird Act forbids the collection or use of feathers, eggs, or nests of any migratory species. While many artists, including myself, are delighted by the find of a stray feather, its use isn’t an option. That’s why I was excited to realize that with e*graphics, I can make any kind of feather I desire, in any colorway or in any size! I’ve made them miniature for jewelry, and large for sculpture. More photos of e*graphic feathers and their uses are sure to be on the horizon!
Fantasy leaves
A small gift…
Window-full
Petal forms
![Petal forms](http://encaustigraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/petal_shapes.jpg)
These flower forms were made by layering hand-drawn outlines with various colored backgrounds, printing, and then turning them into e-graphics. They were cut into the flower shapes and linked to one another with hair-fine copper wire, then suspended from a hook looped through a butterfly clip fastened to the window frame.