Haley Nagy

Illuminations

Illuminations is a flag book comprised of densely fused, encaustic-handmade paper laminations. The process of “reading” this highly sculptural book form transforms the work into an exploration of both reader-book interaction and the many ways to conceal and reveal light within an artist book. Read more about this work on the original blog post.

Illuminations. Flag book with encaustic & handmade cotton paper laminates. © Haley Nagy.

Concealment Series

The fusion of encaustic and hand papermaking is used to explore the idea of the “hidden”. See more images and read more about this series on the original blog post.

Concealment Series. Encaustic & handmade cotton paper laminate. © Haley Nagy.

Nagy Family Cookbook

Handmade artist book filled with Croatian recipes, such as “war cake”. The condition and staining chronicles the turbulent and mysterious journey this cookbook has undergone. Diary-like entries and handwritten notes shed light on the life of the owner. View more pages on the original blog posting.

Sweet Baby Rose

A hand-bound, commemorative artist book made in honor of Rose Marie Kerner. Read more about this special commission on the original blog posting.

Sweet Baby Rose. Hand-stitched Artist Book, Belgian Binding, Encaustic & Mixed Media. © Haley Nagy.

Eye of the Beholder

This collection of images is a digital “book” that takes advantage of the internet and social networking sites to distribute the content across new media platforms. Imagine this piece as if it were an electronic set of playing cards accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Each card is a self portrait of the artist. The work is a seemingly playful exploration of my personal self image and my identity as an emerging artist. To view more images in the series, see the original blog posting.

Saving Yourself

“Saving Yourself: Steps to Preserving the Chastity of Adolescent Girls” is a collection of photographic essays. The interior pages leave black smudge marks on the hands of the reader, causing them to dirty themselves simply through the act of reading. Just as the true nature of the photographs are revealed, the participants in this dialog become unclean.