"It is the color of the deepest moment of the fire.
The very heart of the flame."
-- Yahoub Khan, miner at Sar-e-seng for Lapis Lazuli, The Place of the Stone *
Stages of Fire, "the very heart of the flame" , flamma lapis by Maggie Simonelli
Encaustic, Lapis lazuli + 24 kt gold on floating birch panel 9" x 72"
ALL FIRE
Inspired by the interaction of natural elements
Simonelli continues her exploration in the FIRE series
FIRE PANORAMAS & TRIPTYCHS
Fire, Circle Lavender by Maggie Simonelli
Encaustic, 22 kt. gold leaf, oxidized bronze leaf, lipstick, eye shadow, pigments, and casein on birch 40" D

Encaustic, Chinese cinnabar, turquoise, Passion Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick, and 24 kt gold leaf on birch 9” D (sold)

Encaustic, Lapis lazuli, Chinese cinnabar, and 24 kt gold leaf on birch 9” D (sold)

Encaustic, Japanese coral, pigments, Chanel Utopia eyeshadow, Laura Mercier translucent face powder, and 24 kt. gold leaf on birch 9” D (sold)

Encaustic, 22 kt. gold leaf, oxidized copper leaf, aluminum leaf, lipstick, pigments, and casein on birch 40" D (sold)

Encaustic, 22 kt. gold leaf, Lapis lazuli, lipstick, eye shadow, pigments, and casein on birch 20" D (sold)

Encaustic (cosmetic grade beeswax), 22 kt. gold leaf, lipstick, copperleaf, pigments, and casein on birch 20" D (before copper leaf oxidized) (sold)







Maggie Simonelli Red Sea Fire, Cinnabar, Fire series
Encaustic (cosmetic grade beeswax), seawater (Atlantic Ocean), oxidized copper leaf, French red pale gold leaf 23 kt, aluminum leaf, lipstick, cinnabar, red lac, cadmium red deep, pigments and casein on floating birch panel (sold)
18" x 18" x 1 3/4"