Encaustic, leaves & seed pod on cradled wooden board.
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An abstracted, Australian waterfall, its head cocooned by gum trees, spills in a torrent of water over the edge, buffeting the opened seed pod against the rocks.
 
"...this piece was one of my responses to 2020, I wanted to make something beautiful from a tragic time in our collective history.
 
I chose encaustic (wax) as my medium as I liked the juxtaposition of taming its uncontrollable nature while painting an out of control water torrent that surprisingly  gave me back a sense of control. 
 
Its title, of course, was a line from the other pandemic inspired nursery rhyme,
                                       'Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosie   (a fevered red face)
                                       A pocketful of posies   (flowers were thought to
                                                                                        ward off the plague)
                                       A-tishoo, Atishoo.           (sneezing)
                                       We all Fall Down'
 
This encaustic beauty would be the perfect calming addition to your favourite space.
 
Ready to hang with d-rings, chord & protective felt pads installed.