This work continues my reflection on the nature of water and ice as metaphors of that which is mutable, transient and impermanent in our inner and outer worlds. As one of the key elements of life, water also has the ability to evoke contemplation, self-reflection, deep or turbulent emotions. Its variability and movement can bring forth change, chaos and uncertainty as well as inspiration, creativity and an opening to the new.

Frozen water moves slowly, at glacial speed, carrying with it layers of ancient history and memory, revealed slowly over time. A signifier of expansion and contraction of bold and dramatic changes, the in and out breath.

The medium of wax holds a similar fascination, with alchemical properties that can change from a solid to a liquid when enough heat is applied and back to a solid when it cools. The variability of wax is akin to that of water, as it flows carrying mineral pigments, then pools and solidifies on canvas, taking me into new territory, into the unknown, into abstraction. Shapes change, colours merge, pre-conceived notions are let go. And the layers of hardened wax are scraped away, the new is revealed