Silently Becoming St. Francis or to show off on

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multi-dimensional work

and is mounted in a 8-1/2" x 13-1/2" handcrafted shadowbox

The bowl is glazed in a gray blue with flashes of darker blues and browns that show off the tree of life in the center

Silently Becoming St. Francis or to show off onThis encaustic painting features an oak tree with bare and winding branches along with actual pressed leaves and music encased within the wax layers. A great reminder that there is an eternal hope and life within all of us. A portion of an Albert Camus writing is subtly added: "In the depths of winter, I learned there was, in me, an invincible summer." The painting is comprised of multiple layers of clear and pigmented wax resulting in a sculptural,