In the hottest part of summer, when the wax is too soft to work and new encaustic art is waiting for cooler temperatures, here’s an older piece from the snowy Christmas season.
Conceptual cover art for a Work in Progress. A fantasy screenplay, “Mermaid Boneyard” has such a convoluted plot it may never resolve into a finished product!
Hearing laughter in the night, Jane investigates only to find Rochester’s room on fire. The intimacy of the darkness, the mystery, and the danger sparks a romance.
(JANE) UNQUIET SEA, WATER WILD. A SWEET SHORE BECKONS. THE FRESH’NING GALE DRIVES ME BACK. MY FANCY RECKONS. WHAT JOYFUL BREEZE TRIUMPHANTLY BLEW ME FAR FROM THE LAND? IT WAS YOU.
(ROCHESTER) I WOKE TO FLAMES, SCALDING HEAT. MY WORLD WAS BURNING. MY SKIN ON FIRE, HAIR AFLAME, WITH NO RETURNING. WHO LIT THE BLAZE THAT KINDLED ANEW A MAN HALF ALIVE? IT WAS YOU.
SHE’S A GENII IN A BOTTLE FLOATING SAFE TO SHORE. PULL THE CORK OUT, PRAISE HER MAGIC, WISH FOR SOMETHING MORE.
(JANE) I’M A PAPER IN A BOTTLE ON A STORM-TOSSED SEA. I AM BOBBING. I AM DROWNING. DEAR LORD, RESCUE ME. BURNING.
