Bathed In Fire

Currently on display at Wedge & Bottle from October 15 – December 15, 2011
4025 E. Chandler Blvd. Ste 44, Phoenix, AZ 85048

The destructive force that burned through areas of Arizona and New Mexico earlier this year scorched the land my husband grew up on in the White Mountains of Arizona. The Wallow fire didn’t take family photo albums or ranch structures but it changed the landscape so we can only visit scars within our lifetime. Bathed in Fire captures imagery, wood and soot from Rudd Creek, Riggs Mountain and the brome fields at Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area. The work is about what is precious, natural and unnatural.

“Dead Wood,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“842 Square Miles,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“No Place to Hide,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“Desaturation,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“Burn Broil Bark,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“It Doesn’t Take Much to Rip Us to Pieces,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“Open Cones,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“What is Natural,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

“Wallowing Not Swailing,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches