Encaustic, mixed Media, photograph on book cover on (framed).

10x10"

Encaustic, mixed Media, photograph on book cover on panel (framed).

14.25x14.25"

Encaustic, mixed Media, photograph on book cover on panel (framed).

14.25x14.25"

Edith was my partner’s maternal Grandmother, a woman I never knew. When I came across her World War I-era photographs, I was inspired to imagine and create stories out of the opaque moments pictured there.

I combined images from Edith’s album with my own photographs of rust and peeling paint and with ephemera—book covers and pages, stamps, sewing patterns, recipe and postcards, music from old hymnals, and birch bark—all layered with encaustic medium.

My intention was to create contemporary paintings imbued with the past.

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on panel (framed).

10x12"

A vintage photo was digitally combined with my own photograph of rust. The image was mounted to a panel and then painted with encaustic paints.

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on panel (framed).

14.25x14.25"

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on panel (framed).

14.25x14.25"

Encaustic, mixed media, found photograph on plywood (framed).

14.25x14.25"

Three women pose at the base of a waterfall for a photo. One starts to slip and is caught by her friend. The camera captures the moment of their relief and laughter.

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on panel (framed).

17.50x13.50"

In Layers of Time, the sense of place can be strongly felt. I merged a historic wedding party scene with my present-day photo of the same spot. I may not have known these people personally but I have stood where their photographer stood. I have walked where they walked.

Encaustic, mixed Media, photograph on panel (framed).

19.50x25.50"

For Moment of Stillness, I combined a vintage family photograph with my own picture of rust and peeling paint, this speaks to the slow passing of time. Adding the vivid colour of rust to the black-and-white image, created a vibrant sunset. The time-worn texture and colour gives the old image a more contemporary feel. Encaustic mixed media techniques enhance the photograph and add texture to the rushing waterfall. The photo captures a young woman in a calm, thoughtful Moment of Stillness, contrasting with the water rushing around her.

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on plywood (framed).

14.25x14.25"

The works exhibited in Edith’s Album tell stories of lives lived, of places and objects.

Edith was my partner’s maternal Grandmother, a woman I never knew. When I came across her World War I-era photographs, I was inspired to imagine and create stories out of the opaque moments pictured there.

My intention was to create contemporary paintings imbued with the past.

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on panel (framed).

17.25x17.25"

Edith was my partner’s maternal Grandmother, a woman I never knew. When I came across her World War I-era photographs, I was inspired to imagine and create stories out of the opaque moments pictured there.

I combined 100-year-old images from Edith’s album with my own photographs of bare trees, rust and peeling paint, and ephemera—layered with encaustic medium.

My intention was to create contemporary paintings imbued with the past.

Encaustic, mixed media, photograph on panel (framed).

14.25x14.25"

Edith was my partner’s maternal Grandmother, a woman I never knew. When I came across her World War I-era photographs, I was inspired to imagine and create stories out of the opaque moments pictured there.

I combined images from Edith’s album with my own photographs of rust and peeling paint and with ephemera—book covers and pages, stamps, sewing patterns, recipe and postcards, music from old hymnals, and birch bark—all layered with encaustic medium.

My intention was to create contemporary paintings imbued with the past.