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Beyond Paint

Look closer: what is it made of? Vintage paper, found fibers, pigmented beeswax and hand-built mazes — the show online, work by work.

November 6 — December 3, 2026 · Bainbridge Island · 31 works shown

Elizabeth Hilton

Gardens and animals built from vintage paper

Steller's Jay by Elizabeth Hilton
Steller's Jay
Mixed Media (Collage, Drawing, and Watercolor on Vintage Paper)
Secret Garden #1 by Elizabeth Hilton
Secret Garden #1
Mixed media on panel: vintage paper, acrylic, pastel, colored pencil
Secret Garden #2 by Elizabeth Hilton
Secret Garden #2
Mixed media on panel: vintage paper
Church by Elizabeth Hilton
Church
Mixed media on panel: vintage paper, pastel, acrylic, colored pencil, cold wax
Succulent by Elizabeth Hilton
Succulent
Mixed media on panel: vintage paper, adhesive, acrylic
Horse by Elizabeth Hilton
Horse
Mixed media on panel: vintage paper, acrylic, charcoal, cold wax
Magpie by Elizabeth Hilton
Magpie
Cut paper collage on panel: vintage paper, charcoal, cold wax
Heron by Elizabeth Hilton
Heron
Cut paper collage on panel: vintage papers, acrylic, colored pencil

Lisa Whitwell

Found papers and fibers, assembled

We Are Still Not Amused by Lisa Whitwell
We Are Still Not Amused
Found papers, jute fibers, acrylic paint
Between Currents by Lisa Whitwell
Between Currents
Lace, found papers, acrylic paint, black gesso, china marker
Unspoken by Lisa Whitwell
Unspoken
Feathers, torn papers, acrylic ink and acrylic paint
Fragmented Conversation by Lisa Whitwell
Fragmented Conversation
Acrylic paint, molded polymer clay
Weathered Witness by Lisa Whitwell
Weathered Witness
Acrylic paint, cheesecloth, gesso, silk batting, clear tar gel
Trash PandaMonium by Lisa Whitwell
Trash PandaMonium
Burlap, cheesecloth, matches, found papers, china marker
Sold
Coyote, Untranslated by Lisa Whitwell
Coyote, Untranslated
Found papers, acrylic paint
Aurora Bearialis by Lisa Whitwell
Aurora Bearialis
Gessoed felt and faux fur, deli paper, found papers
Passing Through the Golden Country by Lisa Whitwell
Passing Through the Golden Country
Copperleaf, deli paper, china marker, acrylic paint
Red Country, Blue Bear by Lisa Whitwell
Red Country, Blue Bear
Washi paper, cheesecloth, black gesso, silk and jute strands, acrylic paint
Regard by Lisa Whitwell
Regard
Mixed media

Tamera Abaté

Pigmented beeswax, fused with heat

Shallow Tides by Tamera Abaté
Shallow Tides
Encaustic
Quiet Land by Tamera Abaté
Quiet Land
Encaustic
Frost by Tamera Abaté
Frost
Encaustic
Glacial Memory by Tamera Abaté
Glacial Memory
Encaustic
Aspen Dream (Set of 5) by Tamera Abaté
Aspen Dream (Set of 5)
Encaustic
Aspen stack III (Set of 3) by Tamera Abaté
Aspen stack III (Set of 3)
Encaustic

Shaun Heslop

Mazes, built by hand

A Hero's Journey by Shaun Heslop
A Hero's Journey
Microcement on wooden panel
Palatine by Shaun Heslop
Palatine
Microcement on wooden panel
The Heart of Daedalus by Shaun Heslop
The Heart of Daedalus
Microcement on wooden panel
Sold
Palisades by Shaun Heslop
Palisades
Microcement on wooden panel
Au Bord de la Mer by Shaun Heslop
Au Bord de la Mer
Microcement on wooden panel
Erebus by Shaun Heslop
Erebus
Microcement on wooden panel

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