The destructive force that burned through areas of Arizona and New Mexico earlier this year scorched the land my husband grew up on in the White Mountains of Arizona. The Wallow fire didn’t take family photo albums or ranch structures but it changed the landscape so we can only visit scars within our lifetime. Bathed in Fire captures imagery, wood and soot from Rudd Creek, Riggs Mountain and the brome fields at Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area. The work is about what is precious, natural and unnatural.

Lisa Marie Sipe, Geographies of Memory, encaustic, photography and tree bark on canvas“Geographies of Memory,” encaustic, photography and tree bark, 24 x 24 inches

Lisa Marie Sipe, Disparate Species, encaustic, photography, rock & tree bar,

Lisa Marie Sipe, 24 x 24 x 2.5, encaustic, photography, rock and tree bark

Lisa Marie Sipe, "Dead Wood," encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches
“Dead Wood,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches, SOLD

Lisa Marie Sipe, 842 Square Miles, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“841 Square Miles,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

Lisa Marie Sipe, No Place to Hide, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“No Place to Hide,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches, SOLD

Lisa Marie Sipe, Desaturation, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“Desaturation,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

Lisa Marie Sipe, Burn Broil Bark, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“Burn Broil Bark,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches, SOLD

Lisa Marie Sipe, Doesn't Take Much to Rip Us to Pieces, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“It Doesn’t Take Much to Rip Us to Pieces,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

Lisa Marie Sipe, Open Cones, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“Open Cones,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

Lisa Marie Sipe, What is Natural, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“What is Natural,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches

Lisa Marie Sipe, Wallowing Not Swailing, encaustic and mixed media on wood
“Wallowing Not Swailing,” encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10 x 10 x 5 inches