Portfolio

mixed media

mixed media

printmaking

alchemy of align

standpipe on sligo hill

southern exposure

 

special projects

the green project
boots to heal
embracing our differences

 

photography/poetry

franzia

el baile de la vida

santa fe/taos series #1

untitled collection

 

the early years

abstract acrylics

 

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commissions

diamonds in the rough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mixed media collection

mixed media home | technique | the philosophy behind the work
the birds collection | zen inspired | sunflower abstracts | the raven collection | west inspired

technique

Free from commitment to any one style, this body of work reflects an organic synthesis of mixed media - encaustic (beeswax + damar resin), recycled materials, solarplate intaglio, monotype, image transfer, painting, drawing and collage with found object framework.

encaustic
"Encaustic" is derived from the ancient Greek word "enkaustikos," which means "to burn in." Encaustic (wax painting) is a technique whereby beeswax is combined and melted with the crystal form of damar resin, a natural resin (or sap) from a tree in southeast Asia. The encaustic paint*, in liquid form, is then painted on a hard surface, layer upon layer. Each layer is “burnt in” or “fused” by passing a heat source over the surface to allow each layer of wax to fuse to the previous layer of wax.