Ren Buchness — Studio Artist based in Sierra Vista, AZ

Wave Sessions

Wave Sessions is a series about finding connections between my personal experience as a trans, nonbinary queer person and the ocean. The image is made up of writing about my experiences which flows into a stream of consciousness poem to develop the overall image. The words are written in masking fluid, then paint, then repeat at least 3 or 4 times, this creates layers of writing with different colors and tones preserved in the process. Once the masking fluid is removed, writing in colored ink is layered on top of areas that need deeper values, continuing to write with the flow of the wave. The writing is a stream of consciousness that is then used to create poetry that relates to the work.