Initiated by Willa Vennema , New England WAX ( left ), 30 Days Free Trial , encaustic and mixed media on panel , 16 x 16 inches , 2013 ; Completed by Ahavani Mullen , FusedChicago ( right ), Peek A Boo , encaustic and mixed media on panel , 16 x 16 inches , 2014
Drawn to her partner Willa Vennema ’ s exploration of shifting perspectives and the passage of time in 30 Days Free Trial , artist Ahavani Mullen used antique symphony scores in Peek A Boo to parallel Vennema ’ s antique book pages , and preserved the right angles and sense of archaeological layering , while focusing on one dominant color .