Hot Wax Stylus Tool with Suze Weinberg at CHA Summer 2009

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Part of the fun of CHA is that you meet people you've seen on TV, read online, or pored over their books. I got to meet Suze Weinberg of Ranger. Most of you know her from her Melt Pot action, but I got to see her showing off her Hot Wax Art Stylus.


It comes with three tips: a calligraphy tip for fine work, a spade for large areas, and a brush tip. It also has a wire brush to clean off the tips effectively. She was showing us how she melts her highly pigmented beeswax blocks directly onto a wood surface to create color and texture, but uncolored beeswax would work for encaustic techniques. The kit comes ready to go for $24.95, and the wax blocks are sold separately.

The beeswax blocks are saturated with color-- not your average "crayon" type of wax at all! They are sold in some shades singly- such as white, black, and natural- but you can also buy 4-color packs as well to boost up your art (prices vary).

Here's a quick video I got of Suze demonstrating her tool at CHA Summer 09 in Orlando, Florida.



She was delightful to meet, and a real sport. If you have a Hot Wax Stylus, leave a comment and tell us what YOU think of it!

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