Coming Full Circle
In 2009 I moved to Albuquerque
and got involved with its rich arts
community.
Portfolio
Harriette Tsosie
Winter 16
Pollen Men, 30”X30”, 2010, Encaustic on panel.
Embracing Abstraction
That proved to be a good thing,
a freeing thing. The longer I
worked with encaustic, the more
abstract my work became.
My subject matter changed
dramatically: alternative realities
(i.e. premonitions), archetypes,
symbols (particularly alchemical
symbols), myth, and language
now captured my interest. I read
Joseph Campbell and explored
alchemy: embedded pieces
of older work into the wax, a
technique I learned from Laura
Moriarity (see “Attraction”).Today
this same subject matter still
attracts me and I add work in
these categories.
Continuing to explore encaustic,
I enrolled in an R & F workshop
in Texas (Gina Adams) and took
a five-day monotype workshop
from encaustic master Paula
Roland in Santa Fe, adding to my
skill set. Encaustic is seductive.
For me, the challenge has been
to remain focused on content
and not become distracted by
the many techniques, tools,
gimmicks and special effects an
artist can achieve with it.
I collaborated with other
artists to produce “Mining the
Unconscious,”(http://www.
miningtheunconscious.org)a
series of three exhibitions and
20 public programs unleashed
in Santa Fe in 2011. The project
was responsive to the long-awaited
publication of Carl Jung’s
Red Book journals. It created
an on-going dialog between the
participating artists and the larger
community.
Alchemy #3, 13”X13”, 2011,Encaustic, paper and ink on pane.
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