Barker creates abstracted paintings that reference geographic locations but distilled into the elementals of the landscape. Inspired by the Kansas Flint Hills, these pieces serve as a conduit for exploration and contemplation, and invite viewers to embark on their own journey of discovery. Encaustic, with its translucent layers and textures, allows her to capture fleeting moments in a timeless setting. She finds great satisfaction in using the ancient, organic, medium of beeswax to convey a sense of wild and remote spaces. Each piece emerges from a place of reverence for these solitary and isolated landscapes and the desire for reconnection to that profound and mysterious world.