"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

Circle, Fire Lavender by Maggie Simonelli 2013
Encaustic, 22 kt. gold leaf, oxidized bronze leaf, lipstick, eye shadow, pigments, and casein on birch 40" D


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"