Kapiti artist “Studio Reset” is known for her multi sensory encaustic artworks and has been exhibiting and selling those artworks nationally and internationally for over 15 years. She creates in a way that is both holistic and intuitive, while being completely authentic to herself. The process is very much an organic one; supporting sustainability in her art practice by the material she uses.  A few years ago, she began thinking how she could push the boundaries of her beeswax medium and take it into the third dimension. Having been a finalist 2 years in a row and won an RT Nelson Sculpture award in 2023, as well as the Sustainability trust award in 2024 through Art in the Park-Kings Trust, she is well on her way establishing “honeycomb" as a new sculpture medium.

"I have wanted to keep bees forever but my lifestyle did not permit it until I moved to rural Te Horo. You can call me a backyard entomologist.  I started with a couple of topbar hives, observing and obsessing over them for a couple of years before I decided to take the plunge and complete my certificate of apiculture and DECA in 2021.  In a way, I am fulfilling a childhood dream of being a beekeeper.  Since then, I have been harvesting beeswax from my home hives and mixing up my encaustic medium paint for my 2D artworks. I love collaborating with my bees on different works of art and pushing the boundaries of this unique but ancient medium into 3D sculpture”