The white is just a means of exposing other elements. White enables other things to become visible.
— Robert Ryman
What Lies Beneath, encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 26 x 50 x 5 inches
It’s the movement in Susol’s work that creates a visual journey, the paper seemingly transforming with the light that changes with one’s changing physical perspective. The changing tones are actually light and shadow reflecting for the viewer. Play the video above to fully experience the artwork.
Visiting The Vastness [commissioned]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2024, 54 x 83 x 5 inches
The Glacier Series
The Glacier Series is a body of work that was inspired by my participation in a group exhibition at the Museum of Northwest Art, focusing on climate change and its effects on coastal communities.
Bridging The Chasm
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2024, 32 x 62 x 5 inches
Glacier Series
Cutting Through Delusion
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2024, 38 x 62 x 5 inches
Glacier Series
Radical Compassion
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2023, 38 x 73 x 5 inches
Glacier Series
Moon By The Window [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2023, 32 x 50 x 5 inches
A Running Stream,
The Cold Mountain Path
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2023, 32 x 62 x 5 inches
The Dendrite Series
Dendrite means any of several parts branching from the body of a neuron that receive and transmit nerve impulses.
A mineral that has a branching crystal pattern. Dendrites often form within or on the surface of other minerals and often consist of manganese oxides.
The work seems to emit an energy that sends out impulses. I felt by the subtle lines showing movement on the paper it would invite the viewer to look closely and experience a deeper connection with the work. The paper has had this relationship to it’s roots and other plants in the earth while it was growing as a mulberry bush. Now I feel that it reached out to me and asked me to enhance the energy. Once again showing how connected we all are in every moment if we only take the time to look deep inside.
Reaching Out
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, and Sumi Ink on birch panel, 2023, 15 x 25 x 5 inches
Dendrite Series
We Are All Connected
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, and Sumi Ink on birch panel, 2023, 18 x 22 x 5 inches
Dendrite Series
Ancestors [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, and Sumi Ink on birch panel, 2023, 13 x 13 x 5 inches
Dendrite Series
Connections [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, and Sumi Ink on birch panel, 2023, 25 x 49 x 5 inches
The Dendrite Series
Morning Mist
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2023, 31 x 61 x 5 inches
It’s All A Mystery [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2023, 37 x 49 x 5 inches
Tracing Flowers In The Clouds [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2023, 37 x 73 x 5 inches
The Way Out Is In [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2022, 38 x 50 x 5 inches
A Letter From A World Of Emptiness [commissioned]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2022, 50 x 80 x 5 inches
Narrow Passage (sold)
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 26 x 50 x 5 inches
This particular piece is about trusting the journey even when the path narrows and is difficult to navigate.
Faint Wind Stirs Dark Pine (sold)
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2022, 38 x 98 x 5 inches
Dropping Away [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 27 x 37 x 5 inches
Convergence [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 25 x 50 x 5 inches
Streams Draw Music From The Harp [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 26 x 74 x 5 inches
Inspired by a line of poetry by Setchō and one of the most unique springs the artist experienced in Japan, designed with meticulously placed flat rocks that evoked the sound of music as the water flowed down the stream.
White Clouds [commissioned]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 30 x 120 x 5 inches
Reflection [commissioned]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made Kozo paper, on birch panel, 2021, 20 x 48 x 5 inches
La Paloma [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2019, 24 x 48 x 5 inches
La Paloma translates as “The Dove” in Spanish. Variations in color are the result of how light plays across the shaped paper.
Deepening Journey [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2016, 3 x 9 feet x 5 inches
Constructed in three panels, this extraordinary nine-foot-long sculpture invokes a feeling of constant zen-like flow.
With Each Step the Pure Wind Rises [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2019, 18 x 60 x 5 inches
Moving Into Compassion [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2015, 18 x 72 x 5 inches
Beginner’s Mind [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2020, 30 x 63 x 5 inches
This piece is meticulously sculpted to capture light in such a way as to convey how many of us become caught in a whirlpool of thoughts. The work depicts how one is released from the eye of the whirlpool to find their way back to the flow of the stream.
Undulating Whisper [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2017, 18 x 72 x 5 inches
Take Refuge*
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2018, 24 × 72 × 5 inches
Originally spotlighted and exhibited at the Bellevue Museum of Art. Take Refuge springs from the desire to bring attention to the humanitarian global crisis surrounding exiled refugees.
*Part of the artist’s private collection
Moonlight Sonata [commissioned]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2020, 48 x 72 x 5 inches
Nothing But This Moment [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2017, 18 x 72 x 5 inches
This piece incorporates recycled watercolor paper fused with wax, resin, and iridescent pigment to catch light and movement in interesting ways. As one walks around the piece, the paper reflects light and shadow, which evokes transformation.
Undercurrent [sold]
Encaustic sculpture from artist-made cotton paper, 2019, 24 x 48 x 5 inches
“Undercurrent” is the artist’s contemplation of water and its qualities of harmony, tranquility and purity.