Initiated by Donna Zarbin-Byrne , FusedChicago ( left ), Bowl of Prayers , beeswax , rice paper , pigment sticks , gold leaf , and image transfer on panel , 14 x 11 inches , 2013 ; Completed by Heather Leigh Douglas , New England WAX ( right ), On The Wing , encaustic , spray paint , silver leaf , image transfer , and embossing powder on panel , 14 x 11 inches , 2014
Extending the metaphor offered a way to select a visual element and explore it in a new manner . Artist Heather Leigh Douglas responded to Donna Zarbin-Byrne ’ s Bowl of Prayers by turning feathers and meditations from the psalms into a series of butterflies that embody the spirit of the psalms in On The Wing . In turn , Zarbin-Byrne responded to Heather Leigh Douglas ’ Blackbirds Reign , which featured birds , flight , and the mystery of a closed door by maintaining the architectural component and adding a figure from Greek mythology — the Winged Victory of Samothrace — in her piece Victory Stands .