Waxing On…about the history of encaustic painting, collagraph printmaking, encaustic restoration, studio practice, the moon and stars, and more.

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Reflections on Bertoia’s “View of the Earth from Space”

Inspired by Harry Bertoia’s “View of the Earth from Space”, my vision for a public art installation reflects how our view of Earth has changed and how far space exploration has come while paying thoughtful homage to the piece Bertoia created in 1962.

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Irons

Over the years I developed an affinity for irons of all kinds, antique irons, small irons, big steam irons but there’s one very special travel iron that started it all.

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