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    Encaustic Art. Studio Textiles. Raleigh, NC.

    The Practice

    Wax, fiber, and fabric - combined using techniques both old and new into my own creative voice.

    The Studio

    Designed, made, and sourced as close to home as the material allows. Raleigh, NC.

    The Work

    Encaustic art and studio textiles. Built slowly. Limited quantities. Nothing repeated.

    ADALÉI is a Raleigh-based creative studio working in encaustic, fiber, and textile. I'm not a painter. I'm not a seamstress. I'm a material artist who moves fluidly across wax, fiber, fabric, and photography because the medium serves the ideas — and whose studio also produces extraordinary textiles.

    Small encaustic art panel with layered wax in warm earth tones, part of the Pairings collection Paintbrushes stored upright in a jar in an artist's studio
    PAIRINGS

    Encaustic work and studio textiles, conceived in the same studio from the same palette.

    Each pairing is made to live together in a space - not coordinated, but connected from the origin.

    Alpaca and wool boucle pillow in a neutral tone, inspiration for the "Remaining Light" encaustic art piece

    Alpaca Boucle Pillow

    Discover our timeless pieces crafted with intention. Each item in our collection reflects our commitment to quality, sustainability, and authentic design. Alpaca + Wool in this gorgeous Belgium made boucle was the inspiration for "Shades of Light".

    Close-up of encaustic painting showing rich layered wax, pigment, and resin texture on a wood panel

    The Art of Creating with Fire

    The ancient painting technique of fusing dry pigment, dammar resin, and wax to wood surfaces in a modern interpretation of Encaustic Painting. Blow torch, hot metal tools, and a heat gun melt and blend layers together to create rich, luminous layers of color and texture.

    Small 8x8 encaustic art study on birch board in ocher and burnt umber tones

    "Petite Studies"

    Petite Studies are 8" x 8" birch boards where I experiment with pigments, dimension, and texture to create movement with color and heat.

    Ocher and Burnt Umber Study No. 1 ~ Available.

    Multi-colored luxury pillow from the ADALÉI Pillow Collection, paired with encaustic art

    "Pairings"

    Sometimes the art inspires the fabric. Sometimes the fabric inspires the art.

    The complexity of this beautiful multi colored pillow from the new ADALÉI PILLOW COLLECTION was the inspiration behind Ocher and Burnt Umber Study No. 1.

    One of many pairings from the new collection coming in a few days.

    GET IN TOUCH

    Contact Us Today!

    We'd love to hear from you. Whether you have a question about a product, need help with an order, or want to learn more about the ADALÉI Trade Program, reach out and we'll respond within 2 business days.

    Interior designers and trade professionals - adalei.com/pages/nc-trade-application