Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso- A resident of Friday Harbor, Washington, Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso's work has evolved through many medium transformations.  When she first encountered encaustic paintings she was enthralled by the translucent, glass-like effects and knew this was her medium of choice.  This 3000-year old technique suspends pigment in bees wax and applies molten color to the surface, then she fuses it with a heat source, producing a luminous effect resembling glass.

"Presently I am allowing my artwork, my artistic passion, and the subject matter in my paintings to experience an unrestricted set of boundaries.  I am exploring all the amazing possibilities for surface manipulation and the accomanying layering method."