This piece I created for one of my Hero’s, Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish Diplomat and
Humanitarian. I started by painting the cradled birch panel with Black paint. Then I drew
hundreds of tears using NeoColors ( Beeswax crayons from Switzerland ). Then layers of
Encaustic medium ( 8 parts beeswax, 2 parts damar crystal). Scraping the painting and
sculpted Petals to hold the Tears. Sculpted tiny handles out of the scrapings to hold my hair
beaded with real Moonstone Teardrops.

This piece is multiple layers of the bio luminescent pigments painted, gently fused (no torch,
just small heat gun). Then I had slivers from previous paintings saved that I loved. They are the
small shapes with black lines. I just pushed them on warm from my hand. And added a few
crystals. This one glows in the dark.
 

This piece has around 12-15 Layers on a Cradled Birch Panel. Each layer a transparent
different color of Encaustic (Molten Beeswax) pigmented with bioluminescent pigments. Then
many layers of pressed flowers in between layers of wax. Then added Swarovski Crystals to
embellish. It glows in the dark.
 

This piece is created using watercolor paper that I had in a Waterbath using Sennilier Shellac
based inks to achieve deep color. I then tore the paper and glued to a cradled panel and did an
Encaustic painting on top. Lots of fusing on this one to get the melted sky. This one is my
favorite. Its a combo imaginary earth from above Ireland.
 

This piece is multiple layers of Encaustic medium using the bioluminescent pigments and
gentle scraping, very little fusing. A few favorite flowers embedded into painting
 

Women

Las mujeres comenzamos a crecer con un nuevo impulso, a reconocernos valiosas como seres humanos, a apoyarnos y sostenernos unas a otras para lograr salir de la opresión.

Buscamos la igualdad sabiendo que somos diferentes pero que valemos lo mismo que los hombres

Con respeto, empatía, solidaridad y sororidad.

Women began to grow with a new impulse, to recognize ourselves as valuable as human beings, to support and sustain each other to get out of oppression.

We seek equality knowing that we are different but that we are worth the same as men.

With respect, empathy, solidarity and sisterhood.

“Migration5”

La migración ha sido un fenómeno ancestral, de un tiempo para acá hemos dejado de pensar en el otro, en las minorías, en los desposeídos que han de buscar su sustento de un lugar a otro. Y no son bien recibidos, antes era importante la aportación de los otros, de los diferentes. Ahora domina la cultura del poder.

Migration has been an ancestral phenomenon, from time to time we have stopped thinking about the other, the minorities, the dispossessed who have to seek their livelihood from one place to another. And they are not well received, before the contribution of the others, of the different ones, was important. Now the culture of power dominates.

“Liquid duality”

La dualidad en que vivimos en estos momentos en los que la tecnología nos acerca de muchísimas maneras inimaginables y al mismo tiempo nos va separando de nuestro habitat porque lo vamos destruyendo pensando en que no le pasa nada, que es para siempre.Como ejemplo tenemos toda esta agua que hemos decidido detener, desviar y ocupar para servicio nuestro, lo cual provoca consecuencias terribles por otro lado.

The duality in which we live in these moments in which technology brings us closer to us in many unimaginable ways and at the same time separates us from our habitat because we are destroying it thinking that nothing happens to it, that it is forever. this water that we have decided to stop, divert and use for our service, which causes terrible consequences on the other hand.

“Exodus”

El poder/la conquista siempre han marcado a la humanidad, provocando una creciente migración donde las personas huyen en busca de lugares habitables donde puedan sobrevivir.

Un éxodo que vemos día a día por todo el mundo, con todo el horror que conlleva de pobreza, hambre y muerte.

Power / conquest have always marked humanity, causing a growing migration where people flee in search of habitable places where they can survive.

An exodus that we see every day around the world, with all the horror that it entails of poverty, hunger and death.

Artist Name: Georgina Calzada

I painted de image with oil and then covered it with the wax melting it on a wooden support. I polish the wax when it is dry.

Vivian DelValle_ women and girls in my family_ sculpture _11x11in_2020

This circular sculpture was made using a vintage film rail. It has 2 sides.

1. “Women in my Family”  and  “Girls in my Family”

Encaustic sculpture, vintage collage, encaustic photography.

Vivian DelValle_Observing_Collage_6x6 in_2020

1. “Observing”

Encaustic in wood panel

Encaustic, alcohol inks, collage, pan pastels.

1. “A Streetcar named desire “

Encaustic photography in wood panel.

Digital art, encaustic, encaustic photography, ink, pan pastels.

Vivian DelValle_Fiery eyes_Collage_ 8x10 in_2020

1. “Fiery Eyes”

Encaustic photography in wood panel.

Digital art, encaustic, encaustic photography, ink, pan pastels.

“Runs With Scissors” is layers of encaustic paint and embedded shredded paper and printed materials (some papers with scorched/burned edges) on a wood panel.

“Reciprocal” is an encaustic painting with pieces of oxidized copper attached with wire to the surface as well as strips of a print made from the copper, also attached with strands of raffia, and marks of oil pastel, all on wood panel. 

“Night of the Soul” includes encaustic paint as well as string, and an image transfer of a labyrinth embedded in the wax, on a cradled panel.

“Journey” is an encaustic painting with oil pastel and Japanese sumi-e paper with ink writing embedded in the top layer of the work, all on wood panel.