TSP101 - The Undefinable Spirit: Andrea Bird - Dancing on the curve of life.
Accomplished artist Andrea Bird connects art to love and death. Her theme of ‘holding loosely’ infuses Andrea’s work and positive world view. Andrea Bird: https://andreabird.com
“Microdosing helped me come to terms with my own death”
https://torontolife.com/city/microdosing-helped-me-come-to-terms-with-my-own-death/
Duration - 30:22
VoxBox: William Shatner - from the CD ‘Has Been’
Music Credit: Belle Starr - This Must Be The Place
Andrea Bird
Artist / Poet
I approach art-making intuitively, following my inclination into new territory with each piece telling me where it needs to go. The route can be effortless or challenging – either way, I am pulled along, fascinated by the process.
I fell in love with encaustic several years ago, using beeswax hardened with damar resin and mixed with oil paint. This luscious, engaging medium fits for me, as it allows for a dialogue to take place between myself and the wax. This ‘back and forth’ nature of painting with wax opens me to the mystery of what cannot be known – but only glimpsed at. I let go of attachment which for me is an on-going loosening of expectation.
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