This body of work is to explore memory, self and different emotions throughout life. “Outer Banks” connects abstract self portraits(ure) to where I grew up in coastal North Carolina. I am pushing beyond landscape photography by creating a series of near abstract images encased in encaustic. By using my body as a landscape, these abstract contortions of the body correlate to the islands around the beach, family, sickness, vulnerability, loss, failure, sexual assault and to my growth as an artist. The use of the encaustic process within my photography is to connect the viewer to the body through its skin-like texture and timeless feel. Applying wax is a way of preservation, a way of making permanent a moment in time.

Available for viewing (Gallery) Nov 17, 2022