By the Light of the Fireflies , encaustic and bronze on birch , 16 x 12 x 3 inches , 2014
The only complication with 3-d elements is that as they really start to come off the surface the more I made them fragile and delicate , so much so that I began to make the whole piece in wax then cut off the parts that I knew would not survive shipping or handling and would then cast them in bronze and reattach . This method gave the piece a complete look with the mark making all the same and the strength it would need to survive travel .