Most recently I have been starting in a new direction with a series incorporating shredded writings and words into the wax . The first of these pieces was titled Meme I . The woman artist and mentor I mentioned earlier died just a couple of years ago . We had been through a lot together — some good things and some not so good — and I found myself doing a lot of writing immediately before and after her death . It was in taking some of these writings , shredding them , and using them in a work that I had a profound catharsis . The word “ meme ” has a couple of different meanings — as an idea or thought that spreads , akin to a virus , or as words over an image on the internet . These concepts have opened the door for me to do more with words in my work .
Meme I , encaustic , Japanese paper , shredded journal paper on panel , 16 x 12 inches , 2013