COLLECTIONS: ENCAUSTIC ART
"Study in Blues"
$320.00
Wax + Resin + Dry Pigments
Encaustic painting on cradled wood panel
Tabletop, easel, or bookshelf
Finished board edges — no frame required
8" h x 10" w, 7/8" d
Have you noticed how water never finds stillness? Even in calmest moments, there is movement. Pan Pastels pigments applied to a fused wax surface allow color to travel in ways it only can in encaustic. Where the wax decides.
Textile Pairing: "Still Water Pillow" — designed together, made to live together.
ARTIST INSPIRATION
In art school our studies are categorized. In the real world art moves across mediums with no boundaries.
ART ADVISING
Color references are available upon request — a close match to the work itself from Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams.
Questions about scale, placement, or how a piece will live in your space? A focused conversation is always available.
In-person previews are available Tuesdays and Thursdays for all encaustic art by appointment — we meet at Lafayette Village or Wakefield Country Club in North Raleigh. For works over $500, a 48-hour in-home viewing is available with a 50% refundable deposit and simple loan agreement.
RETURN & SHIPPING POLICY
All sales are final. Original works are one-of-a-kind and sold as shown.
Shipping is complimentary for all art. Ships in 7 to 10 days.
Questions before purchasing? I'm happy to help you chose with confidence — contact the studio →
ARTWORK INFORMATION
YEAR
2026
MATERIALS
Beeswax, damar resin, dry pigments on cradled birch panel
DIMENSIONS
8" high x 8" wide, 7/8" depth board
FRAMING
The board edges of each work are finished — a dark char Shou Sugi Ban technique waxed, lighter caramel char waxed, or finished in pigmented encaustic medium.
Encaustic boards do not require glass or a frame.
Custom display options are currently in design and development with a local Raleigh wood craftsman. Available this fall.
WHERE EARTH BECOMES ART
IT BEGINS WITH 3 MATERIALS ~ WAX + RESIN + DRY PIGMENTS
Nature is the first artist. These works transform organic elements into layered encaustic compositions — where earth becomes art.
These are not painted surfaces — they are fused ones. Built from wax, resin, earth pigments, and the heat that makes them one.
Purified beeswax, crushed damar resin, and pigments — some sourced from our own Blue Ridge Mountains — combined into a single molten medium.
Nature offered the language. The work is the translation.
WHAT LIES BENEATH
THE SURFACE IS NEVER WHAT IT APPEARS
The work is built in layers — sometimes ten, or more. Each one fused by heat, then scraped back to reveal what lies beneath.
The result is a luminosity no other medium produces: transparency and opacity in the same surface, color held inside wax, light moving through rather than reflecting off.
The wax cures over months to a permanent finish. No glass required. The work is meant to be seen as it is — organic, raw, alive.
To receive what the earth offers and return it as something considered. That is the art of encaustic.
This piece was designed alongside a studio textile.
Before you decide
Does it need a frame?
No. Encaustic works on cradled birch panel are complete as made.
I am currently working with a Raleigh craftsman to design and fabricate several display options, which are available this fall.
Return Policy
Art purchase is a final sale and not exchangeable.
This protects the inherent nature of the work from damage for the final buyer.
Shipping
Complimentary shipping on all art.
Care & Transport
- Encaustic art "cures" to a very hard surface and does not require a frame or glass.
- Dust surface with a feather duster, no chemicals.
- A slight "clouding" might develop in your encaustic art. This is normal and the nature of wax.
- Clouding can be removed with a light buffing, using soft, white cloth, to reveal the colors underneath and increase shine.
- A buffing tutorial video is shared at request.
- Encaustic art should be displayed at room temperature and not in direct sun.
- For transport, use original packaging box sent with purchase and avoid a hot car.
A Note on Color
Images are photographed to accurately represent each piece. Studio and editorial images may reflect varied lighting conditions. As with all digital displays, screen calibration may affect color perception — the original will reflect the colors shown in the primary product images.
Discover
Encaustic is one of the oldest painting techniques - beeswax, damar resin, dry earth pigments, and heat. Each layer is fused before the next is applied. The surface that results is luminous, archival, and unlike anything made with paint.
Some pieces also incorporate pan pastels fused into the final layer for added depth and dimension.
Ownership Rights
All works are original and one-of-a-kind. ADALÉI, LLC retains all copyright and reproduction rights, including all photography on this site. Works may not be reproduced without express written permission. Original art purchased from ADALÉI is intended for private display and may not be resold through retail, trade showrooms, or online channels.