LINDA RZOSKA
SEED HEADS IN WINTER
a series of 4 mixed media pieces
The very beginnings of these four pieces were just concepts for visual ekphrastic responses to a friend's poem. The poem was written in the voice of a continent describing its experience of transitioning from a tropical climate to a polar climate.
Playing in the cold snow as a child, I recall being surrounded by frozen Rose of Sharon bushes, creeping through them on my belly to enter the neighbor's yard.
Pages full of ink drawings of the seed heads of Rose of Sharon bushes started filling up the spaces on my studio's bulleting boards.
Frozen, petaled shapes.
Each enveloped in a layer of fine snow..
SEED HEADS IN WINTER 01
Mixed Media, 2022
Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings and tusche washes imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The prints were adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive then encaustic is added to create physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8" by 8"
SEED HEADS IN WINTER 02
Mixed Media, 2022
Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings and tusche washes imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The prints were adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive then encaustic is added to create physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8" by 8"
SEED HEADS IN WINTER 03
Mixed Media, 2022
Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings and tusche washes imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The prints were adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive then encaustic is added to create physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8" by 8"
SEED HEADS IN WINTER 04
Mixed Media, 2022
Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings and tusche washes imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The prints were adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive then encaustic is added to create physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8" by 8"