The panels had been languishing unfinished in the studio for months while I was trying to reorganize the studio so it looked better, and find storage space for all my stuff.
But Rachel was having a big Estate/Decorator Sale last week end, and I thought I would put my work out for sale, not really thinking I had much of a chance.
So I went ahead and finished the eight 8"x8" panels that were already waxed, coating the edges with black encaustic and polishing them after a night in the fridge (one gets a higher shine when the encaustic is cold, because more pressure can be applied to the shop towel):
Then I coated the eight 10'x10" panels with clear encaustic, the sides with black, and gave them a polish the next day:
Some kept their working titles, a few got new titles, and I priced them as low as possible: $125 for the smaller ones, and $160 for the larger ones.
And amazingly enough, 15 of them had sold within a few days
But Rachel was having a big Estate/Decorator Sale last week end, and I thought I would put my work out for sale, not really thinking I had much of a chance.
So I went ahead and finished the eight 8"x8" panels that were already waxed, coating the edges with black encaustic and polishing them after a night in the fridge (one gets a higher shine when the encaustic is cold, because more pressure can be applied to the shop towel):
Then I coated the eight 10'x10" panels with clear encaustic, the sides with black, and gave them a polish the next day:
Some kept their working titles, a few got new titles, and I priced them as low as possible: $125 for the smaller ones, and $160 for the larger ones.
And amazingly enough, 15 of them had sold within a few days
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