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Item Description

Enjoy this stunning work, "Sea Flower" of a white Dahlia against black.

More About The Work by Artist, Michelle Ellis
This is a giclee print mounted on gesso board and sealed with beeswax. It's formally called photo encaustic. The encaustic process is an ancient practice first used by Egyptian's to paint boats. It was also a functional way of giving the boats a protective sealing. Here in this image the wax is translucent allowing the image to be seen. However the procedure of placing the wax on the image with a brush allows for a painterly texture. In my works my favorite expressions are the ones where I mix old and new. Raw and natural with something modern. I'm drawn to nature and sometimes not when it's perfect. People tend to think things are most beautiful when they are in their prime and things are "picture" perfect. However, in viewing the world I find things are most beautiful when they are past this point. When they start to tire. When they look like they lived in fullness. When the light isn't always just right. Real life is what's beautiful, not the facade of what we've been led to believe is prime. I am drawn to Dahlias as my Aunt always planted them in her garden and they remind me of her. This particular dahlia reminded me of a sea flower and the ocean is my favorite place to be. We used to explore tide pools when I was young and this image reminds me of my adventures.

It's 8x8". 2" deep.

Item Special Note

Michelle Ellis Bio

Born in Oregon and Michelle spent her childhood in the Pacific Northwest. Always drawn to the arts, she majored in art in school. She now lives in Ohio with my sons and new puppy. She experiments in various mediums with photography being the most dominant concentration. 

Artist Statement

Drawn to nature, I find myself often looking at things in the natural world, much like I see other people and situations in my own life. I even find I'll take a photo to mark an event such as a death or life change. The photo isn't just about a pretty scene I saw. It's about what I saw when I lost someone and I took a pause to remember them by. Or maybe how two roses settle against each other reminds me of sisters and I think about my own. It's an emotional voice for me at times.

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