Fine Art
Before Honey, There Was Beeswax And A Studio
Kara started keeping bees in 2010 to harvest wax for her encaustic paintings — a technique that uses molten beeswax, tree resin, and pigment layered onto wood panels. The beekeeping led to honey. The honey led to everything else. But the art never stopped.
Encaustic is slow work. You build up layers, fuse them with heat, go back in. It moves like the bees do — methodical, deliberate, alive in a way that's hard to explain until you're standing in front of it. The pieces here — Black and Blue, Copper Study, Poppy, the Two Sided Wonders — exist somewhere between painting and sculpture. Wax holds light differently than paint. It glows.
What's available here are fine art prints: museum-quality, archival, printed on 100% cotton rag paper and framed in sustainably harvested wood, made in the U.S.A. Originals are available by inquiry. If you've been looking for something to put on a wall that people will actually ask about, this is probably it.
Where Bee Inspired Came From
Kara didn't start with honey. She started with beeswax — specifically, encaustic painting, which uses molten beeswax and tree resin as the medium. Beekeeping came next, as a way to source her own wax. The honey, the skincare, the candles — all of it grew from that first decision to paint with beeswax.
What Encaustic Actually Is
Pigmented beeswax and tree resin, layered onto a wood cradled panel and fused with heat between coats. The result is translucent in a way paint isn't — light moves through the layers instead of sitting on top of them. Some of Kara's pieces use rare Torch-brand encaustic paint, one of the original makers of the medium.
Made to Order
These aren't sitting in a warehouse. Each print is made to order and typically ships within 10–14 days. Final sale — no returns or exchanges, and excluded from promotions. Check individual product pages for exact framed dimensions.
Fine Art FAQs
Encaustic is a painting technique that uses molten beeswax mixed with tree resin and pigment. It's applied in layers to a wood panel, with each layer fused using heat before the next goes on. The wax gives the finished piece a luminous, almost three-dimensional quality.
It's not decorative — it's literal. Kara started beekeeping to harvest beeswax for her encaustic paintings. That led to honey, which led to skincare, candles, and teas. The art collection is where the whole business started.
The pieces listed here are fine art prints. They're printed on archival 100% cotton rag paper, framed in U.S.-made sustainably harvested wood, and produced in limited editions. If you're interested in an original, contact us directly through our contact page.
Museum-quality, acid-free 100% cotton rag paper. Matted with 4-ply RagMat museum mat board. Framed in sustainably harvested wood, made in the U.S.A. Acrylic glazing. Every print arrives framed and ready to hang with hardware included.
These are made to order. Allow 10–14 days from purchase to shipment. They ship via UPS Ground and cannot be shipped to PO Boxes. You can also order online and pick up in Owings Mills.
Yes. Fine art prints are final sale, no returns or exchanges, and are excluded from all promotions and discounts. Check the product page for exact framed dimensions before ordering.
