Journey to a Foreign Land

Collage and encaustic provide infinite creative possibilities, and the elements in this piece reminded me of my overseas travels.

An ink wash and the suggestion of a landscape were sketched in on the untreated canvas, then the collage elements of the stamp and antique japanese papers were added with layered encaustic wax. The sycamore seed pods were soaked in encaustic to preserve them before adding them to the panel.

xx” x xx” / encaustic, India & alcohol ink, antique paper collage on canvas panel /