Austine Wood Comarow invented a new art medium in 1967 when she discovered that crumpled clear cellophane between two polarizing filters suddenly became brightly colored "jewels." She spent over 40 years perfecting this new art form, learning to control the colors and create figurative images. She calls this polarized light art "Polage®". The art in many of her works continually changes by means of a motorized rotating polarizing filter behind the piece. Some works change by using a special liquid crystal device. Still others magically appear out of invisible panels of light when viewed through a polarizing filter. Most of her work is back-lit and appears much like stained glass. Some of her work is reflective, images jumping out of a metallic surface. In 2009 the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences in Peoria, Illinois presented a retrospective showing of the life work of Austine. Curator of the show, Kristen McKinsey discusses the work. This show is available to Smithsonian Affiliate museums through the Lakeview Museum. For more information about the remarkable work of Austine Wood Comarow, visit www.Austine.com.