A New Medium?

I can't stay with the same medium without getting bored, it seems.  Right now I'm moving back and forth between acrylic abstracts and encaustic - painting with wax.  I've had several beginner encaustic classes over the last few years, and have, naturally, collected lots of materials, but have been stimied about how really to get going.  This week I felt the kick I needed was to take a class about making the medium and the paints.  Lots of options with this, and we mixed many colors that evening.  It seems like this takes a lot of supplies, many of which can come from Goodwill, as they will eventually get covered with wax.  Safety is a big issue, and of course, being a big klutzy these days, I will have to find a place where things won't catch on fire!    It's a very ancient and interesting art, and I'm looking forward to learning more and getting better.  It's not easy to achieve really good results without putting in the hours, though many people do present encaustics before (i think) they're ready to show.  

So if you are looking to a new medium, my advice is to find out as much as you can about it, talk to people, read books, and then be willing to put in the time, and ENJOY it all the way!