Third-party Review of the Roland HOTBox
Although Anni Hunt made this video about the Roland HOTBox 5 years ago, we just discovered it. She gave her generous permission to use it on our website.
Latest News from Vent-A-Kiln / Vent-A-Fume
New Accessories for Encaustic Studios
With quality, productivity and safety in mind, we have introduced new accessories for use in encaustic studios.
Recent Articles about Fume Removal and Workplace Safety
Roland HOTbox Now Available Exclusively from Vent-A-Fume
Paula Roland’s workshops for the encaustic monotype have instructed and inspired artists for years.This innovative form of expression uses pigmented wax to draw upon a heated metal plate. The wax melts and may be further crafted using brushes or other tools. The molten image is then transferred from plate to paper by absorption and gentle hand pressure.
Paula is often busy demonstrating her methods using the Roland HOTbox to heat and melt the encaustic wax paint. In an agreement recently announced, Vent-A-Fume is now the exclusive manufacturer of the Roland HOTbox. This will allow Paula Roland to focus more on her teaching and studio art.
Learn more about the Roland HOTbox.
Vent-A-Fume Introduces Encaustic Fume Extractor
Before taking ownership of the Roland HOTbox, Vent-A-Fume learned about the encaustic industry and developed a fume extractor specifically designed to vent encaustic fumes.
Whether the artist is using the Roland HOTbox or another means of melting the encaustic pigmented wax, the table-mounted Vent-A-Fume captures and expels the unpleasant fumes at their source.