WORKS
Rabbit skin glue, graphite, oil paint, lavender, lavender absolute, benzoin, lemon, orange, bergamot, cedar wood and jasmine essential plant oils on canvas
Rabbit skin glue, graphite, plant oil and lavender essential plant oil on canvas
Rabbit skin glue, graphite, oil paint and lemon, mint, clary sage, bay laurel, and black spruce essential plant oils on canvas
Rabbit skin glue, oil paint and lemon, neroli and jasmine essential plant oils on canvas
Rabbit skin glue, oil paint and lemon, cardamom and sandalwood essential plant oils on canvas
Rabbit skin glue, graphite, oil paint and lavender essential plant oil on canvas
Full Haus Respiration Paintings
Respiration Paintings are made from essential plant oils used for aromatherapy and natural perfumery. Plants are the only organisms that can directly transform the energy of the sun into food. It could be said plants eat “light.” Essential plant oils are made through a distillation process involving several phase changes. The plant matter is first heated, turning it from a solid into a vapor, and then cooled, turning it into liquid. The plant oils that I add to my paints are a form of “liquid light.” It is my belief that adding plant oils to the pigment intensifies their vibration, making the matter more animated. Combining smell and sight, Respiration Paintings activate the air between us.
- Exhibited at Full Haus