Flip Flop is mostly a found object piece but is mixed with encaustic wax. We hadn't been back from Hawaii long when I was throwing away tons of coke boxes and saw a beach in them. In case you're reading this from somewhere other than the great state of Texas, the term "coke" is used to describe any brand of soft drink.
The bright, wonderful colors in this piece are made up of lots of different types of coke 12-pack boxes. They are layered on top of each other and the encaustic wax. Gravel, sand, broken glass and mirror are also layered in with iridescent blue and gold pigmented wax to represent the feel of walking on the beach. Larger, thicker pieces of broken green glass represent a broken bottle, littering the beach. There is so much water and soft drinks at our house in the summer. This piece is a happy reminder of the bright, happy fun of summer.
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