From In , encaustic on wood panel , 12 x 12 inches , 2010
One of my earlier works From In has a surface that is layered with wax and paint , it was scraped and burned to the wood backing then layered again . I had made a mask using the medium and placed it on the surface and this was the beginning of the high relief pieces . I had been struggling with the flat images trying to get the look of a 3-dimensional mask without really coming off the surface and there it was , why could I not come off the surface ? I began to mount and glue screws through the boards for the 3-dimensional elements to hold onto . This was what I had done in my plaster work so it all seemed to apply here as well .