Clare O'Neill - Contemporary PhotoEncaustic Artist

Clare O'Neill's mixed-media material consists of molten beeswax, pigment and damar crystals. The process entails fusing the layers of wax after each application thus allowing the viewer to see many layers at once. Encaustic's contradictory aspects -- hot/cold, opaque/translucent, liquid/solid, thick/thin, immediate/enduring -- attest to its unique potential to embody many things at once. This unusual versatility constitutes its long-lasting yet fragile appeal.