Concepts of fragility, compulsion and ritual are recurrent themes in my work. Using the figure as a starting point, I pair it with other items, often lace and botanical specimens, which I find intriguing because of their ability to hold history and memory in their form.
These pieces, which begin with an image mounted to a wood panel, are often covered with 8-10 layers of very transparent color. In each layer small elements are embedded--pieces of vines, leaves or small blossoms--that appear to float in the atmospheric space that the wax creates. The result is an ethereal space that reflects the fragility of the time we live in.
Concepts of fragility, compulsion and ritual are recurrent themes in my work. Using the figure as a starting point, I pair it with other items, often lace and botanical specimens, which I find intriguing because of their ability to hold history and memory in their form.
These pieces, which begin with an image mounted to a wood panel, are often covered with 8-10 layers of very transparent color. In each layer small elements are embedded--pieces of vines, leaves or small blossoms--that appear to float in the atmospheric space that the wax creates. The result is an ethereal space that reflects the fragility of the time we live in.