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Susan Hardy Brown, a curatorial assistant at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, collages paper and plant matter that she has collected in 26 years cataloging specimens at the Arboretum. Hardy Brown creates her works through the “encaustic” technique, in which molten wax and resin are painted over a surface and sometimes embedded with other materials, like plants.
Susan Hardy Brown, a curatorial assistant at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, collages paper and plant matter that she has collected in 26 years cataloging specimens at the Arboretum. Hardy Brown creates her works through the “encaustic” technique, in which molten wax and resin are painted over a surface and sometimes embedded with other materials, like plants.

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