The Inner Poetics of Landscape. Artwork by Catherine Nash

"The Inner Poetics of Landscape" features recent sculptural assemblage and encaustic paintings by Catherine Nash. A long time resident of Tucson, Arizona, Nash is an artist who specializes in Japanese and Western hand papermaking, encaustic painting and mixed media drawing. She creates works that express a reverence for Nature and reflect a sensitive exploration of “Why are we here?”. The landscape, aesthetics and cultures of Japan, the rich gradations and spaciousness of Scandinavian summer night skies, experiences with Native American friends and her explorations into the wilderness of the southwestern deserts have deeply influenced and informed her work. She writes, "I’ve learned to not question the internal juxtaposition of imagery, to listen and let the work lead me. A conversation with paper, wax, branches, brush, pen, saw and twine."