![]() She did not fare particularly well financially, with Philidor taking half of her profits. In 1802, she accepted an invitation from Paul Philidor, a lantern and phantasmagoria pioneer, to exhibit her work alongside his show at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She renamed her show as Madame Tussaud's. ![]() She married Francois Tussaud in 1795 and took his surname. For the next 33 years, she travelled around Europe with a touring show from the collection. Grosholtz inherited Curtius's vast collection of wax models following his death in 1794. During the Revolution, she made models of many prominent victims. During the French Revolution, she was imprisoned for three months and awaiting execution, but was released after the intervention of an influential friend. At the age of 17, she became the art tutor to Madame Elizabeth, the sister of King Louis XVI of France, at the Palace of Versailles. Grosholtz created her first wax sculpture in 1777 of Voltaire. He moved to Paris and took his young apprentice, then only 6 years old, with him. ![]() Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling beginning when she was a child. Her mother worked for Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland, who was a physician skilled in wax modeling. Marie Tussaud was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg, France. Please contact us at with any questions, thanks.Waxwork of Marie Tussaud (sculpting a waxwork) and her memorial plaque at the wax museum she founded in London Never leave a burning candle unattended keep your burning candle in sight. Please remove all packaging and labels before burning. It is also an essential element in the making of pure body balms and cosmetics. Never put essentials oils into a molten wax pool use an oil diffuser instead.īeeswax has been used as a household aid for centuries poured into gaps in wooden floors to prevent squeaking, rubbed on draws for an easier glide, drawn onto saw blades to prevent binding and rust, and even on metal zippers. Keep candle groupings well spaced too many candles too close will generate too much heat and cause neighbouring candles to melt.īees Wax Works candles are best burned in a draft free environment and on an even fire safe surface, to ensure a dripless candle. A flickering flame may indicate a draft. This is the natural rising of minerals to the surface, and may be wiped away with a lint-free cloth. It is a sign of purity and quality in the wax. This will not only ensure the absence of smoke but will re-coat the wick for the next lighting.īloom is a whitish patina that will form over time on pure beeswax candles. To extinguish, smartly press the wick into the wax pool, then straighten the wick and trim to a quarter of an inch. Generally, burn each candle one hour for every inch that it is wide. Trim the wick before, during and after each burn to a quarter of an inch, slightly longer for tapered candles.Īs the candle burns down and after each burn, gently thumb the melted wax inwards, to contain the wax pool. Here are a few tips from Bees Wax Work’s website all about caring for your candles: As Jill says on her website “…we truly believe we are a stronger group by surrounding ourselves with really talented and engaged folks.” But mostly, we really love getting to know our suppliers! It is so much nicer working with people when you get to connect face to face and share your ideas and passions with each other. Here at West Coast Refill we are proud to source many of our sustainable products locally, often from right here on Vancouver Island! We feel it is an important step in sustainability to source as many of our product as possible locally, not just because it supports a circular and more diverse economy, but also because it helps to cut down on fossil fuels from shipping and manufacturing from the other side of the globe. Based out of Ladysmith, right here on Vancouver Island, Jill has been head chandler of Bees Wax Works for over six years and was an apprentice chandler before that. FREE EVENT.Ĭome meet the person behind the beautiful, all natural hand made candles we carry! Join local beeswax candle maker Leslie-Jill Smith from Bees Wax Works as she demonstrates traditional beeswax candle dipping, answers all your questions on the benefits of burning beeswax candles in your home, how to care for them and the steps involved in candle making. Sunday, February 23rd, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in store at 1319 Broad Street.
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