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BIOGRAPHY Her art career started out as a fine arts photographer and since then she has worked in several different mediums including, oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, collage and encaustic. She enjoys the challenge of the cross-pollination and interplay of different processes, which also allows the playful and accidental to come forth as they do in nature. ARTIST STATEMENT Nature and the universe are constant reminders to me of life and death; the impermanence of a cloud, a flower, a star, a wave and of our existence. My paintings are archives of emotional and intuitive responses to nature/life/death. They are a way to interpret and catch the fleeting beauty that surrounds us and a way to embrace the unknown.
Although there was some interest again in Encaustic technique in the 18th and 19th centuries, it has remained an obscure art form. Due to the availability of electrical heating implements and tools in the 20th century, it is now easier to use and more accessible than in ancient times. Therefore, there has been a growing number of artists today who are using encaustic and discovering it's unique quality and the wide range of possibilities it offers. Encaustic is a beeswax paint composed of wax, resin and pigment. "Encaustic" derives from the Greek word "enkaustikos" which means to "burn in." The encaustic paint is melted on a hot palette and then can be applied while still molten to any ground or surface including wood and plaster. Traditionally a heat source is passed close to the surface of a piece in process or finished - to "burn in" the colors fusing and bonding them; thus the name encaustic. It is one of the most durable artists' paints. Since encaustic is impervious
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