Piece description from the artist
Then create this painting, I collected real fiddlehead ferns from the garden, and pressed them. Then incorporated the botanical pressings into this encaustic painting. I used the encaustic wax to seal the ferns to the birchwood cradle board. Additional layers of encaustic were fused with pan pastels and alcohol ink painting overlays. I use a blowtorch to fuse each layer added. The prints show the layers of medium, including the lighter ferns carved out from the wax below. Part painting, part sculptural. This a lovely little painting showcases the delicate world, right next to our feet.
Mary Elizabeth has always been a painter. Painting is how she expresses her joy for life. She is a prolific artist with a wide range of mediums and surfaces, including: encaustic wax, oil paints, alcohol inks, watercolors, acrylics, porcelain, clay, ceramic and glass. She lives with her family in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina.
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