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About Us
Our Story
Encaustic Art
Our Story
Shane and I completely stumbled onto this opportunity while spitballing ideas of how we could maintain a residential farm status in our county. A couple years ago we bought our acreage and joined our little families into a large family of 8. Shane and I are both passionate about being outdoors and in nature and with the growing concerns
Shane and I completely stumbled onto this opportunity while spitballing ideas of how we could maintain a residential farm status in our county. A couple years ago we bought our acreage and joined our little families into a large family of 8. Shane and I are both passionate about being outdoors and in nature and with the growing concerns about bees, we thought it would be a way to give back to our environment. Not to mention we use a lot of honey with 8 people who all enjoy a hot cup of sweet tea and my growing interest in mixed media arts that use beeswax.
It seemed this venture had all the right criteria for us to invest in.
Honey
Encaustic Art
Our Story
Our honey is harvested throughout August and into early September each year and is generally sold out by December. We are just a small apiary with under 20 hives so the volume we produce each year is small. The honey is spun from the comb and then put through two fine sieves before being poured into jars and buckets for sale. Our honey wi
Our honey is harvested throughout August and into early September each year and is generally sold out by December. We are just a small apiary with under 20 hives so the volume we produce each year is small. The honey is spun from the comb and then put through two fine sieves before being poured into jars and buckets for sale. Our honey will contain particles of pollen that are too small to strain but may provide benefits to those with seasonal allergies.
Our bees tend to be surrounded with clover from the pastures near by so we produce a light tasting honey that can vary in colour from almost clear to a golden yellow.
Encaustic Art
Encaustic Art
Encaustic Art
Beeswax Art, also known as Encaustic Art, is a beautiful bi-product we make with excess wax and earth pigments. This is done by heating the wax in small pots and then quickly painting it onto a hard board canvas. The paint is then warmed again with a torch or heat gun to fuse the layers together.
The other method is using a small craft iro
Beeswax Art, also known as Encaustic Art, is a beautiful bi-product we make with excess wax and earth pigments. This is done by heating the wax in small pots and then quickly painting it onto a hard board canvas. The paint is then warmed again with a torch or heat gun to fuse the layers together.
The other method is using a small craft iron as a paint brush. The wax is melted onto the iron and then transferred onto encaustic paper.
Current artwork and classes can be found at our sister site by clicking the link below. wannabeeart.ca