Petah Coyne’s Wax Sculptures and Installations Vacillate Between Beauty and...
“Untitled #1074” (2002), specially-formulated wax, pigment, silk Duchesse satin, silk flowers, tassels, chicken-wire fencing, wire, metal basket, 5/16-inch 30 Grade proof coil chain, quick-link...
View ArticleInspired by Impermanence, Juliette Minchin Burns Down Her Elegant Wax-Dipped...
“La veillée au candélou” (2020), wax, steel, and wicks, 200 x 200 x 225 centimeters, installation view at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris. All images courtesy of Juliette Minchin, shared with...
View ArticleSurreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural...
Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese designers have collaborated with artisans from the Beit Chabab Hospital Workshop to create a unique,...
View ArticleSavor These Decadent Cakes, Pastries, and Other Sweet Treats in the Soft Glow...
Photos by Julie Purpura, all images © Center of Order and Experimentation, shared with permission Just like recipes are passed from one generation to the next, so are the methods behind the decadent...
View ArticleFantastical Hybrid Characters by Toco-Oco Imagine the Mysteries of Human Nature
All images © Toco-Oco Playfully curious, a troupe of hybrid characters dreamed up by the Brazil-based Toco-Oco (previously) has an inclination for the mythical. Figures sporting feathered suits and...
View ArticleSculptural Candles by Greentree Shape Dyed Beeswax into Organic Designs
All images © Greentree From its Catskills studio, Greentree creates sculptural candles in hues from sage and celadon to terra cotta and lilac. The company, helmed by artist Jennifer Green, hand-pours...
View ArticleOtherworldly Hybrid Characters by Toco-Oco Consider Human Existence Through...
All images © Toco-Oco, shared with permission Lara Alcântara and Guilherme Neumann, the duo behind the fantastical figurine maker Toco-Oco, envision an alternate world populated by curious animalistic...
View ArticleA Collection of Wax Sculptures by Artist Urs Fischer Is Burning in the Bourse...
All images courtesy of Bourse de Commerce, shared with permission A diverse collection of life-size candles occupies the renovated rotunda of Bourse de Commerce in Paris, where it will spend the fall...
View ArticleWhimsical Illustrations and Motifs Dyed with a Traditional Wax-Resist Method...
All images © Caroline Södergren, shared with permission Formally trained in glassblowing, Stockholm-based artist Caroline Södergren transfers her experience working with a delicate, fragile material...
View ArticleA Retro Boombox Candle by Cent LDN Recreates a Hip-Hop Classic in Creamy Wax
All images via Cent LDN Turn that Root Down into a meltdown with the first-ever candle replica of the boombox so iconic it’s simply referred to as “The King.” Cent LDN just released a retro design...
View ArticlePlants Embedded in Wax Sprout from Fragile Hands in Memory-Infused Works by...
All images © Valerie Hammond, shared with permission In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax,...
View Article60,000 Bees Recreate the Nefertiti Bust and Other Classic Sculptures in Wax...
“Eternity” (2019-2020), natural beeswax, wood, glass, Cor-ten steel, 230 x 100 x 100 centimeters. All images © Tomáš Libertíny, shared with permission Tomáš Libertíny prefers to collaborate when...
View ArticleCreate a Kaleidoscopic Coloring Experience with goober’s Stackable Block Crayons
All images © goober, shared with permission Thanks to their waxy coating, goober’s nutty snacks are sure to stay fresh—that is, until they undergo a heavy round of coloring. Based in Seoul, the company...
View ArticleColor Outside the Lines with the Chunky, Squiggly Crayons Designed by Retoolings
All images © Retoolings, shared with permission There’s one question looming over Keetra Dean Dixon’s designs: “To color or to keep?” Based in rural Alaska, Dixon is behind the bespoke crayon...
View ArticleTransformation and Excess Explored in Heavily Decorated Wax Sculptures by...
Photographs: Marianne Wie The sweet and the sinister commingle in Rebecca Stevenson‘s wax sculptures that depict humans and animals bursting open to reveal flowers and fruits. Classical busts and...
View ArticleRugged Multi-Color Paintings by Dylan Gebbia-Richards Mirror the Textures of...
Credit: Wes Magyar Breathtakingly colorful textures pop out when viewers first witness Dylan Gebbia-Richards’s large-scale paintings which appear to escape from their canvas. His rugged works mirror...
View ArticleGeode-Like Sculptures Formed From Colorful Layers of Molten Beeswax
“Pair” (2016), all images via Laura Moriarty Self-taught artist Laura Moriarty‘s sculptural paintings appear like long lost geodes, geological mysteries layered with multi-colored rings. The...
View ArticleThe Delicate Floral Wax Sculptures and Laser Cut Paintings of Valerie Hammond
“Transition II” (2008), wax, silk and wire, 20x5x6″, courtesy of the artist and Littlejohn Contemporary, New York Valerie Hammond imbues a delicate understanding of each material she works with,...
View ArticleFood Artist Uses Wax to Make Incredibly Realistic Food Samples in Japan
This food artist in the town of Gujo, Japan demonstrates how to make tempura and other foods using layers of colored wax and other materials. The first part with shrimp tempura is fun, but the realism...
View ArticleGeometric Beehive Sculptures by Ren Ri
Artist and beekeeper Ren Ri employs bees in the construction of these amazing encapsulated sculptures. The artist first builds transparent polyhedrons and cubes with an inner framework of wooden...
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