... with her hands. Not only can she paint, but she can also mold, carve, melt and encase surprises to be discovered. She enjoys the excitement of painting with molten pigmented beeswax mixed with damar resin. She loves the smell and luminosity of the medium! It presents special challenges and delights; having only a few seconds to manipulate the paint from the heated palette to a rigid substrate, she gets to play with the elements of transparency and opaqueness; obscuring and revelation.

There is an element of alchemy that she finds fascinating. And who doesn’t like to use a blow torch? Each layer of wax must be burned in to fuse with the layers below. The process of burning in the different layers is very interactive, as you watch how the different pigments react to heat and witness explosions that can in a moment bring about miracles, or end in utter destruction. This makes each individual piece so completely unique - a collaboration with the elements that takes her completely outside herself.

Although encaustics is one of the oldest painting techniques dating back to Greco-Roman Egypt from the first century BC, the practice of creating fine art with wax is not widely seen in our area. She is pleased and passionate about sharing her enthusiasm about this marvelous art form. She is inspired by the many things that move her - most notably her faith, the ocean, the expression of love in many forms, and the profound beauties and mysteries of God’s creation. It is her hope to create art that transports one to a blissful place of pleasure, joy and reflection.

Working with encaustics allows me many avenues to create with my hands. Not only can I paint, but I can also mold, carve, melt and encase surprises to be discovered. I enjoy the excitement of painting with molten pigmented beeswax mixed with damar resin. I love the smell and luminosity of the medium! It presents special challenges and delights; having only a few seconds to manipulate the paint from the heated palette to a rigid substrate, I get to play with the elements of transparency and opaqueness; obscuring and revelation. There is an element of alchemy that I find fascinating. And who doesn’t like to use a blow torch? Each layer of wax must be burned in to fuse with the layers below. The process of burning in the different layers is very interactive, as you watch how the different pigments react to heat and witness explosions that can in a moment bring about miracles, or end in utter destruction. This makes each individual piece so completely unique.