Canyon Walls Series
Kara Young - Meta Art Studios - Santa Fe
My pieces are made of 85% handcast abaca paper. The surface is then covered with
joint compound, then copper or silver leafed. Some pieces are painted with bees wax
and pigment, called encaustic. I use burned and patinaed copper as center pieces.
I also make fine art greeting cards in the same materials & styles.
My current mixed media Canyon Walls Series
Visiting ancient ruins, colorful rock canyons, searching for petroglyphs and aged cracked walls and doors in beautiful old cities such as San Miguel de Allende are my source of inspiration. My work is about witnessing how the passing of time effects the appearance
of surfaces in the world around us and how to express this in contemporary ways.
