Water Ways 1
2023
mixed media on canvas: recycled maps, nautical charts, ink and acrylic
20" x 60"
Water Ways 8
2023
mixed media oncanvas: recycled maps, nautical charts and acrylic
20" x 60"
Water Ways 6
2023
mixed media on canvas: recycled maps, nautical charts, ink and acrylic
20" x 60"
Water Ways 2
2023
mixed media on canvas: recycled maps, nautical charts, ink and acrylic
24" x 48"
Water Ways 7
2023
mixed media on canvas: recycled maps, nautical charts, and acrylic
20" x 60"
Water Ways 3
2023
mixed media on paper: recycled maps, nautical charts, ink and acrylic
5" x 15"
Water Ways 4
2023
mixed media on paper: recycled maps, ink and acrylic
6" x 14"
Water Signals
2023
mixed media collage on board: recycled maps and paint
12" x 12" each
WATER WAYS - Artist’s Statement

Julia Coash’s mixed media paintings combine recycled maps, nautical charts, burnt paper and water media, juxtaposing wet against dry as a means of exploring the tensions between material and soluble forms on earth. Influenced by water phenomena and dangers to them, from rising sea levels to overloaded atmospheric rivers. Themes of interconnection are explored through the play between positive and negative shapes and visual rotation. Interwoven marks both emerge and are submerged, suggesting both meander maps and the ebb and flow of water levels. This dynamic expresses the delicate balance between land and sea on our fragile planet.