We are honored to welcome Kandis Susol to Orcas Art Barn this June for a special month long showcase of her work.

Artist Kandis Susol works out of her studio known as Jakuan (Arbor of Tranquility), located on remote Orcas Island, where she creates her encaustic paper sculptures as a form of spiritual practice. Inspired by her study of garden design in Kyoto, Japan; practicing tea ceremony at Shoseian in Seattle, Washington; her study of Zen Buddhism, and a Fiber Arts Major at the University of Washington for 2 years, she is wholeheartedly present in the moment when she works. Drawing on inspiration from the natural world, she is infusing each piece with a meditative quality and materials representing all four earthly elements: water, air, fire and earth.