Sapience

Gunpowder Pyrography, Caulk, Oil/Hard Pastel

36inx48in

2017

This piece took over 2lbs of gunpowder to create. Meaning ‘wisdom’, I love how it evokes words related to trees and people.

The centered trunk invites you inward. The outstretched branches, with their yin-yang duality of black and white, lift you upward.