TRUDY CALLAHAN (CA)

Fire Above, Fire Below, mixed media: eggshells mounted on poplar plywood, layered with encaustic wax, oil pigment sticks,  8 inch diameter

“Fire Above, Fire Below” This piece represents the Sun, but arose from seeing an aerial view of a Southern California wildfire scorching the drought parched earth. The pieces and many cracks represent our drying land. Intense reds and yellow-orange hues represent both the Sun’s heat from above which warms us and supports all life and the raging fires below.

The image below offers a view of Fire Above, Fire Below in situ to help to visualize this piece in a home setting.

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