Encaustic sculpture, (15 × 29 × 2.5 inches), wall hung
Materials: beeswax, damar resin, photograph, powdered pigment, encaustic paint, oil pastels, wood, wire
Mesmerized since childhood by the maple seeds we called, “whirlibirds”, I take delight every year as the maple over our deck drops seeds in a whole progression of color. Originally, I worked with this sculpture in its array of greens that come after the early pinks, but decided to follow the inner nudge to begin again in the realms of magenta, violet, and pinks that adorn the feathery edges that eventually dry and take flight. How important it is that we remember that we are allowed to change, and that when we do, we can trust that the wind will carry us where we need to go.
A collection of seed pods was photographed and printed onto textile, layered and fused repeatedly with encaustic medium, heavily carved, cut, sculpted to shape, colored with powdered pigment, encaustic paint, and oil pastels before being integrated onto the branch with wire buried in beeswax and damar resin. This sculpture is wall hung and creates beautiful shadows.
Encaustic sculpture, (15 × 29 × 2.5 inches), wall hung
Materials: beeswax, damar resin, photograph, powdered pigment, encaustic paint, oil pastels, wood, wire
Mesmerized since childhood by the maple seeds we called, “whirlibirds”, I take delight every year as the maple over our deck drops seeds in a whole progression of color. Originally, I worked with this sculpture in its array of greens that come after the early pinks, but decided to follow the inner nudge to begin again in the realms of magenta, violet, and pinks that adorn the feathery edges that eventually dry and take flight. How important it is that we remember that we are allowed to change, and that when we do, we can trust that the wind will carry us where we need to go.
A collection of seed pods was photographed and printed onto textile, layered and fused repeatedly with encaustic medium, heavily carved, cut, sculpted to shape, colored with powdered pigment, encaustic paint, and oil pastels before being integrated onto the branch with wire buried in beeswax and damar resin. This sculpture is wall hung and creates beautiful shadows.
