This process , of layering wax and color , represents the many layers from which you and I are made . It is a reminder to appreciate how the accumulation builds a surface with abundant depth , far richer than the photograph alone . When each layer is fused to its predecessor beneath , a whole is created which cannot be separated . Like life , immeasurable patience is needed to navigate its many laborious steps . The outgrowth blossoms far wider than originally imagined . Under these carefully fused membranes lives our truest self , which holds much wisdom and power at our core .
Beauty and Protection , encaustic , mixed-media , 6 x 10 x 6 inches , 2015