Encaustic Artist
I returned to studio work in 2003 after serving as the Executive Director of the Lincoln Arts Council and Education Director of the University Place Art Center (now Lux Center) in Lincoln, Nebraska. My undergraduate degree is from Creighton University in Omaha and my graduate degree was obtained at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (More on next page.)
Although I had previously worked in batik fiber arts, my medium now is encaustic. The ancient art form uses molten beeswax, damar resin crystals and pigment as hot paint. I am a charter member of the International Encaustic Artists organization (www.international-encaustic-artists.org) and have served on the Board of Directors as Exhibition Chair. (More on next page.)
As an artist fellow of the Haydon Art Center, I organized and curated the first Nebraska national encaustic exhibition called Hot Wax/Cool Artists in July, 2006. It was selected as one of the top 10 regional art shows for that year by the Lincoln Journal Star. (More on next page.)
I returned to studio work in 2003 after serving as the Executive Director of the Lincoln Arts Council and Education Director of the University Place Art Center (now Lux Center) in Lincoln, Nebraska. My undergraduate degree is from Creighton University in Omaha and my graduate degree was obtained at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (More on next page.)
ABOUT ENCAUSTIC
ABOUT ME
is composed of beeswax, hardened tree sap (dammar resin) and oil pigment, applied hot and fused to create translucent and striking surface. It was used 2500 years ago by the Greeks to protect and adorn wooden ships, by the Romans to colorize marble statues and by the Egyptians to create lifelike mummy portraits.
It is being rediscovered by contemporary artists who not only adore it for its quick drying painting advantage but also its versatility in combination with other mediums such as collage, printmaking, photography and sculpture. It can be brushed, scraped, layered, molded and poured to create sensuous textures and lustrous depth.