Encaustic Arts Magazine Spring 2012 | Page 13

Jubilation, Solo Show, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA., 2011. In taking in my environment and mixing in the visual feasts that surround me as well as the feelings they inspire, I can’t help incorporating them into my work. While inspiration puts me in creative motion, innovation wraps itself into my work. Cari Hernandez Detail, Flow, installation, 10’x 12’, Encaustic & Fiber, 2011. The two together help me explore my questioning of “how could I...?” as my work develops. Joy, 24”x36”, Encaustic & Fiber, 2011. www.EAINM.com Given these influences, I am rather predisposed to the development of certain themes and form: the ethereal & the shadow, circles & folds- leading to a subtle exploration of duality. The literal circular forms in my Oh series are echoed in my Floral Form series, as each floral form creates a circular pattern of its own. In my Color series, there is a subtle round, connecting shape developed deep within the layers of paint that can be seen within the color field. The sensibilities of a circle appeal to meno beginning, no end- just finding oneself at a certain “point” of the arc. And in that way, I explore overlapping, large & small, pushed-in sides...small dots or a singular monolith. The circular form often converges with folds in my sculpted work. Portfolio 13 Summer