Heart No. 65 | Original encaustic mixed media heart wall sculpture

These three-dimensional hearts are all 6” x 6” x 2.5" deep encaustic mixed media on plaster. They each have a hole in the back and meant to be hung off of a screw drilled into your wall at a slight angle. These are fragile sculptures and meant for indoor use only. They should never be exposed to temperatures over 150 degrees (like being left in a hot car). Please avoid touching the surface frequently (or ever!)

This listing is for the heart shown in the first photo only.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In 2020, I had major surgery during the pandemic. When I did get back in my studio, for some reason I found myself carving abstracted heart-shaped forms into panels or drawing them as part of an underpainting. They were everywhere, and totally not “me”. But I embraced them and found it comforting to have these little symbols of love, compassion, inclusion, and understanding hiding in my work, cheering me on as I healed. As time went on, I didn’t want to hide them anymore and now they are the foundation for my new work.

Making them is a soothing and joyful reminder to love oneself and one another, and I’m going to make lots of them. ;)