Fingertip Notes: Encaustic Collage Workshop

In the “Fingertip Notes: Encaustic Collage Workshop”, participants will blend powdered pigments and paints with molten wax, and experiment with various techniques on wooden panels. As the wax flows across the surface, each stroke and layer creates unique textures and effects, making every piece one of a kind.

What’s more special is that you can bring a personal item that holds a cherished memory—an old photo, a vintage object, or a handwritten letter—and embed it within the layers of wax. Beneath the textured surface are personal emotions and stories, capturing fragments of time.

The layers of wax and color echo the exhibition’s theme of time, trace, and stay; as the wax cools and solidifies, you will create your own “Journal of Warmth”—a personal keepsake infused with warmth, texture, and memory.

Activity Rundown

1｜ Exhibition Sharing (10 minutes)

Taikang Art Museum’s public activity lecturer will share artworks from the “Blues on White” exhibition that explore themes of skin, trace, and stay.

2｜ Exploring Materials (30 minutes)

Learn about the long history of encaustic painting and its unique material properties, as well as the characteristics of beeswax, powdered pigments, and paints. Participants will also get a hands-on introduction to color mixing and texture-building techniques, and learn how to safely embed personal items within the wax layer to prepare for the creative process that follows.

3｜Creating Encaustic Collage (60 minutes)

Heat the beeswax to the appropriate temperature, mix in powdered pigments and paints, and create your work on a wooden panel.

4｜Creation Sharing (20 minutes)

Participants are invited to share the inspiration and feelings behind their works and discuss their perspectives on time, materials and the exhibition throughout the creation process.