Nancy Azara is an artist whose sculpture is carved, assembled and highly painted wood with gold and silver leaf and encaustic. The wood, the paint and the layers that make up the sculpture record a journey of memory, images and ideas. This site features the artist's current body of work, sculptures, mixed media collages, writings, and information on upcoming teaching and workshops. Her book, Spirit Taking Form (Red Wheel/Weisner 2002) is available online or at your favorite bookstore. A review of Spirit Taking Form is featured on the Arts and Healing Network website.