We are interested in process and using media in unconventional ways : new technological processes mixed with ancient and labor intensive work . With Strangletree , Meagan challenged herself with scale , working with a larger ( 46 ” x 50 ”) sheet of paper then she typically works with , painting encaustic and melting it off on a zinc plate . Meagan began drawing from a photograph Siobhán had taken . The drawing in ink took several months to complete . She then passed it to Siobhán “ intervention ”. Siobhán embroidered areas of gold thread into the piece . Strangletree is tragic , heart wrenching and beautiful , a metaphor for all we were looking to express . During the exhibition , the work hung unframed in the gallery , the piece would move slightly as someone walked by , making the thread shimmer and inviting a viewer to come in and look closer .
Installation view , “ A Murmur in the Trees ,” Kruglak Gallery , MiraCosta College , 2015