Fired Copper Stone Guardian: Medium Plus A154670 and charcoal on canvas

and charcoal on canvas

Built using repurposed and upcycled materials

the college was crafted from a combination of ink-washed ledger paper

Wide expanses of color are juxtaposed against more delicate

Made to be lightweight and comfortable

Fired Copper Stone Guardian: Medium Plus A154670 and charcoal on canvasThis wall piece made of 95% hand cast abac paper When it has dried an is gessoed the artist applies a cement mixture which, when dried quickly, will create a beautifully cracked surface. Then the artist covers the surface with encaustic wax, (bees wax and dry pigment ). This darkens the cracks and makes a smooth blended surface. The figure is cut from cedar wood and wrapped with patina and fired coppers. It is then attached to a sand textured silver