I tried encaustic for the first time...

I think she's beautiful.

Encaustic is an art form using wax mixed with damar resin and paints or pigments to create images. While stunning art can be made using this method, I went the mixed-media route (including a bug caught by my cat) to create this fleshy looking mess. That I love.

I made my own encaustic medium by melting together beeswax and powdered damar resin, which isn't the only way to make the medium, but it is the most popular (from what I read.)