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IEA Member Artist Profile
Andrea Benson
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work with encaustic seems like a fusion of many of my past art explorations which included ceramics, papermaking, printmaking,
photography and mixed media collage. There is a sensuality of material and a sense of partnership with the medium that is integral
to my enjoyment of the process and to the success of any piece. It is tactile, malleable and rich and also allows the delight of
using a fragrant byproduct of the interaction of bees with flowers. It feels akin to cooking, creating a surface that often exudes
an edible quality. Unpredictable and surprising effects happen frequently and there is a constant interplay between transparency,
opacity, layering and subtle dimensionality. By combining drawing and paper with wax the potential of this interplay seems infinitely
expanded.
SAMPLES OF ENCAUSTIC ART
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