EARTHLY SECRETS

These orbs remind us of the minerals and treasures we remove from the earth.

CHAMELEON 3

Third in a series of sea or vegetable pieces which change in different lighting.  Inscribed through many layers of colored encaustic.

Chameleon2

Smaller encaustic piece with the same luscious surface, changing with the light.

Chameleon

Cameleon with the luscious coloring, changing with the light.

Sea Glow II

These are my first ventures into illuminated pieces.  The natural luminosity of encaustic is enhanced by doing the work on acrylic panels with handmade paper.

Sea Glow

GUAISHI

Guaishi, the Japanese word for contemplation stone.  Contemplation stones are formed by nature into intricate shapes and set on man made bases.  They are prized and inspire thoughtfulness.  I have produced a "stone" of fragile material set on a natural stone.  Will this encourage thoughtfulness of a fleeting kind about the subject of impermanence?

CANYONLANDS

Chunks of layered wax convey the canyons of the southwest and in a way, the dwellings concealed within them.

SUNSET

SUNSET--the gilt background belies the obviously tattered and aged Native American cloth. Though tattered, the gilt frame emphasizes it's precious.  Does the title ask the question, "who's Sunset?"

Ribbons & Tatters III

Layers of encasustic embossed with it's own remnants blown by the wind.

Ribbons & Tatters II

Tatterd gaily printed ribbon- like encaustic forms mounted on board 

Ribbons & Tatters

. By floating the forms from the background, they become more fragile and more like the natural way things disintegrate--allowing external skins to become forms in their own right with color, depth and layers

From the Woods

LOOSELY BOUND

MESSENGER

FRAGMENT

This collage uses handmade paper, incised marks and small hematite beads.

REBUTTAL

VEILED RESPONSE

A collage using papers and wax, a change from the 3D pieces. The work is less intense from a constructing point of view, but the subject title is more whimsical.