Ancient medium of wax makes a comeback in Marin

Using objects and pieces of fabric she dips into hot wax, Miot creates what she calls “wall sculptures,” which include wax painted on by brush and wax poured from a pot.

“Poured, painted and dipped” is how she describes the finished product that will be on display starting Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, located at the Novato Arts Center where Miot keeps her studio.

All five windows in the gallery have been covered in sheets of rice paper painted in pigmented wax, alternating aqua, blue, purple and red.

When the sunlight passes through the waxed windows onto the wall sculptures, the effect “will be like being underwater and looking at an astonishing array of creatures,” Miot says.

Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato Arts Center at Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Drive, Novato.