"Bruel’s encaustics are an example of an artist playing with incorporating a variety of media in their artwork. Sky High explores a variety of blue tones and mixes vertical and horizontal mark-making throughout the piece. While mixed media can sometimes feel unnecessary or merely playful, Sky High demonstrates how the artist has wisely chosen the materials necessary to execute the task and vision set out for herself. The threads she adds to her encaustics, precisely placed horizontally throughout her pieces, would make marks that would otherwise be difficult to replicate. She has created a work that provokes curiosity and inspires a return to examine the piece again and again."

— Christine O'Donnell and Sherwin Long