On March 27, artists who work in the mediums of wax and encaustic were invited to look at art, hear lectures and network with other Massachusetts- based residents through “Arts at the Armory.”

By Carrie Stanziola

On March 27, artists who work in the mediums of wax and encaustic were invited to look at art, hear lectures and network with other Massachusetts-based residents through “Arts at the Armory.”

Suzanne de Rogiers, one of the organizers of the event said, “We’re just so very pleased to have presented this day…as a reach-out to those artists who are interested in using encaustic as part of their medium from beginners to masters-we’ve got a couple of masters here- so it’s the range of beginner to intermediate to master.”

According to de Rogiers, the use of caustics, a three-thousand-year old medium, was started by the Greeks who not only used it in a utilitarian manner as a sealant for their ships, but as a decorative part of their homes. As part of ancient funerals, the mummies would have their portrait done in encaustic. In 1995, when a tomb was opened, they had fully intact portraits. Not only is it the oldest, it’s the most archived of all mediums. De Rogiers is excited to bring this medium to a contemporary audience.