Plants Embedded in Wax Sprout from Fragile Hands in Memory-Infused Works by Valerie Hammond
Art #encaustic #flowers #hands #memory #plants #wax March 2, 2021 Grace Ebert All images © Valerie Hammond, shared with permission In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from …