I am a creative empath using my intuition to guide me to develop my artwork which is a deconstructed view of the complexities of wanting & desiring to connect to one another. I work with hot wax known as encaustic that is a mixture of beeswax and the tree sap damar resin. The wax is heated to around 200 degrees to become liquid and I then apply the hot paint to cradle boards and fuse the layers with a torch. My work is inspired by my life experiences whether those are encounters with individuals or from exploring my surroundings. From there a thought or feeling gets explored through my art. As humans we have many layers and depth that is unseen, unspoken, and goes unknown; encaustic mimics that in many ways.