It begins with a photograph of something I love…

Next, I turn to my arsenal of tools: I refine the image in Ai and Photoshop, print it and adhere it to a panel, Then, I use a combination of blow torch, heat iron, and heat gun to fuse multiple layers of molten beeswax mixed with damar resin, adding both powdered and liquid pigment, and doing some spontaneous mark-making along the way.