We had been wanting to make wax crayons using local sediments for a while and finally we found a 'free' afternoon! It was a simple process and there are refinements to be made, but the process is really promising ....all these earthy tones were made from samples taken from the local gill...
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| A variety of minerals/sediments to experiment with .... |
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| Ground yellow ochre - limonite nodules and red ochre - haematite nodules. |
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| Melting parafin wax... |
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| Making basic moulds out of aluminium foil... |
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| Mixing wax and sediment/minerals... |
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| Filling the moulds... |
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| Results .... |
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| A range of colours from a couple of minerals... |
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| Processing, marketing and packaging has a way to go...but we are on it! |
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