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Encaustic means "to burn in". It is the process of heating pigmented beeswax mixed with resin and fusing it to a rigid substrate. Layers can be built up and carved away, collaged and manipulated to create an atmospheric result.

Birdwatchers
encaustic
2009
Layers
encaustic
2008
Birds On A Wire
encaustic/found materials
8"X12"
2009
Currents
encaustic
15"X15"
2011
Owl
encaustic
6X6
2007
Three Circles
encaustic
2007
Wishbone
encaustic
2008
Three Coins
encaustic
2007
Bull's Eye
encaustic
2008
Remains
encaustic
12X12
2011
Survivor
encaustic
10X10
2010
Deer
encaustic
2008
Bird
encaustic
2008
Rhino
encaustic
10X10
2006
Petri Dish
encaustic
2011
Petri Dish 2
encaustic
2011
Petri Dish 3
encaustic
2011