Specimen Series:
This body of sculptural work was created for a solo exhibition, TERRA, in 2014 as part of a grant from Artist Trust. Each piece from this series is a three-dimensional work sculpted from encaustic media and represents an extension of the 2D works I create on panels.
Each artifact is a fictitious specimen and represents the concept of foraging through the otherworldly environments depicted in my paintings and emerging with natural specimens to be preserved and studied.
The works were displayed in authentic laboratory containers and custom blown glass vessels using scientific preservation techniques. These included suspension in alcohol solutions and glycerine mixtures that imbued the works a lifelike and organic appearance.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Detail: Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Wet Specimen Series: Sculpted encaustic suspended in water and alcohol solution.
Sculpted encaustic suspended in glycerine.
Detail view: Sculpted encaustic.
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.5"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 3.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 5.5" x 3.3"
sculpted encaustic 5.5" x 3.3"