Category Archives: Encaustics

Jan
05
2009

New Work: Daddy’s Little Girl

Daddy’s Little Girl. 5 x 7. Encaustic & Mixed Media. © 2009 Haley Nagy
I’m pleased to introduce another addition to the No More Happy Birthdays series as well as my very first painting in the year 2009.
The three birthday candles are a reference to the lost youth of this woman, [...]

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Dec
30
2008

Those in Peril on the Sea

Who isn’t inspired by the unknown monsters that haunt the ocean floor? All children have, at one point or another, been fascinated by the sea and the fantastical creatures that live within it. This terrifying vision manifested itself through a convoluted combination of my childhood memories of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Moby [...]

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Dec
16
2008

Encaustic 101: Image Transfers

Have you already read my tutorial on Getting Started in Encaustics and Making Your Own Paints? Then read on….
Transferring images onto wax is easy! First, prepare your surface with an even layer of encaustic paint or medium. Fuse, fuse and re-fuse until it is nice and flat. (A separate tutorial on [...]

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Dec
08
2008

A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings

Here’s the latest in my series of encaustic collages representing modern day myths and beliefs. These surrealistic works illustrate my interpretation of familiar sayings. Previous works included “The Grass is Greener” and “You Are What You Eat”.
I’ve had an overwhelmingly positive response to this type of imagery here at home. I want [...]

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Dec
02
2008

A Few of My Favorite Things

Here’s a little collage and encaustic piece I put together for a dear friend’s birthday. I was inspired by the “Favorite Things” song from the Sound of Music and decided to put together a few of the birthday girl’s “favorite things”.
I took some of the best bits from my stock pile of collage [...]

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