Beata Wehr V

I still have one more selection from the artist Beata Wehr, 
I love these abstract indigo compositions, it is rare for me to work in an abstract way and these pieces really inspire me.

Beata Wehr IV

I love these waxed relics, the translucence and transparency, adding to the mystery of the thoughts and findings that went into these books by Beata Wehr 

Beata Wehr III

Some examples from Beata Wehr's mixed media books. Beata lives now in America in Tucson in her books she explores her identity and journey through life.
Beata Wehr's books are rich in texture, found objects, stitch, paint and gathered thoughts and memories.

"I found artists’ books to be especially useful in talking about the issues of identity, immigration, and dislocation.  I like their intimate format, and the fact that many media could be combined on the pages, creating layers of images.  My books are usually bilingual, or semi-bilingual and I often mix images with writing, pieces of newspapers, found objects and other elements reflecting the everyday life in Tucson as well as my links to Poland.  I try to combine two different experiences from two different worlds in this “in between” situation.  I started to think that it is possible, although my native life, language, landscape, culture are so different then my life here in Tucson."
Beata Wehr

Beata Wehr II

Beata Wehr works in paint encaustic and acrylic and is prolific in her production of art books. The light here today is bright and golden the air sharp with autumn and Beata's paintings have caught that moment of change between summer and autumn for me today. 

"I go back and forth between figuration and abstraction, trying to capture the feelings associated with specific locations or sometimes transforming the landscape into an almost non-descriptive one. Many of my works are about longing. Some of the works have multiple layers of paint, the newer ones partially obscuring the older, symbolizing memory and the passage of time." Beata Wehr

Beata Wehr

Beata Wehr's amazingly beautiful books of found stones. 

"I created two books "Carpe Diem" containing 12 pages each for 12 months. The first one was done in Poland, my native country out of granite stones from there. The second one is with stones from Catalina Mountains in Sonoran Desert where now I live." Beata Wehr

These books tell a story that most of us can relate to, one of relocation, transience and the vulnerability and loss that this causes, far from friends and loved ones. There is something magical about stones and how you only get certain types of stone in certain geographical areas. They hold a magic and so do Beata's  book