“ the cure for everything is salt water” ~ Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (1885 -1962)

Susan J Roche, artist | Commissions | Consulting | 732.703.2752

ARTIST STATEMENT

Each work is an original

My encaustic mixed media explores the subtle interplay between light, texture, and emotion, inviting viewers into moments of quiet musing. Using the ancient medium of encaustic along with mid century enhancing image techniques that adds depth as the wax merges with the ephemeral quality of photography, creating a tactile experience that transcends the boundaries of traditional image-making. Each piece is a meditation that evokes a sense of serenity and healing. Through the delicate layering of imagery, oils, and wax, I seek to capture the essence of peace, inviting viewers to reflect and find solace in the ethereal. My work is an invitation to listen to the soul's whispers and find beauty in the quiet spaces within ourselves.

My work is about restoration. Through it, I strive to capture the beauty of hope and change after devastation. Each work is hand-crafted using pigment inks on fine papers, applying archival adhesive with wood cradle panels, painting of pastels, oils, and sweeping layers of cold and hot melted wax,, surface scratchings add perfect imperfections, sometimes natural elements, such as sand, embedded.

ARTIST BIO

Susan Roche lives in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, from Colts Neck, NJ; she holds a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies ( Fine Art and Communications ) from Monmouth University. She is the mother of three and grandmother to five. Her photographic career began at eighteen as a local newspaper photojournalist. Her ability to help others feel at ease in front of the camera led to a career as a portrait specialist.

After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, she began photographing underwater. and creating mixed media art with the images.