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About CATHLEEN SULLIVAN

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Artist & As a young adult, I could be found Saturdays painting at the

the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Even though I was immersed in NYC
culture, art, choirs, and summers spent in Germany, or traveling the
USA, a career in the arts was not in the cards until later in life.
Work In 2003, pottery found me. Clay satisfied my need to build

sculptural forms and experiment with the chemistry of glazes. With
my children in school, I could be found at every open studio, later
constructing my home studio and teaching. After a pottery tour of
Italy, I realized I needed to learn the history and language of art. For
me, college was the greatest gift that I savored daily as I studied art
history and new mediums, branching out my creative processes into
many incredible areas that have catapulted my art into many more
directions.

In 2017, encaustics found me. I am attracted to this incredibly
challenging medium, having attended many workshops including
an independent study at college. In 2020 I took a 2-year hiatus,
relocated to Florida, constructed a new studio, and resumed working
in encaustics in conjunction with the Enso Residency.

Today, I am enjoying what I was meant to do; working in my studio,
opening Treasure Coast Pottery, teaching, and being involved in the
arts on many levels in this wonderful community that has embraced
me. “Two Moons Rising” is an encaustic painting reflecting a journey.
I started this painting in NY in August 2020. It traveled with me to
Florida where it sat until I finally picked it up to complete it. The lower
moon represents the journey of my artistic life, still rising. The golden
half-moon represents a bit of my art-related success despite the
obstacles buried within the wax.

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