Wax Lover's Eye Wall Hanging by Heather O’Shaughnessy of Salon de Cire
These lovely "Lover's Eye" wall hangings are cast from a handmade mold taken from an original sculpture. They are cast in beeswax and hand painted with oil paints, and framed in 2 layers of wax dipped lace. They are afixed with a sumptuous royal blue satin ribbon for hanging. They measure about 6 inches round.
Eye miniatures or Lovers' eyes were Georgian miniatures, normally watercolour on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair. This fad started in the late 1700s.
Heather O’Shaughnessy is an American artist currently residing in Saint Louis Missouri. She works across disciplines as a wax sculptor, illustrator and ceramic artist. She works primarily in wax, porcelain, and gypsum and actively participates in exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. Inspired by the lost art of wax portraiture in miniature, she developed her process with wax through trial and error, as few references to the details of technique have survived. This endeavor involves sculpting, mold making, casting, carving and painting. Her wax pieces often include wax dipped laces, gold leaf and rich velvets encased under convex glass, a nod to sacred reliquary. Her work is an exploration of a mystical world that exists just beyond the veil. “I am endlessly intrigued by themes of the miraculous depicted in devotional paintings. Spiritual visitations, otherworldly communications through energy beams and misty apparitions - interpreting the metaphysical, supernatural and imponderable through sculpture, giving them a physical form in wax is my greatest delight.”Heather teaches wax and porcelain focused workshops and releases collections of miniature sculptures in limited edition.
These lovely "Lover's Eye" wall hangings are cast from a handmade mold taken from an original sculpture. They are cast in beeswax and hand painted with oil paints, and framed in 2 layers of wax dipped lace. They are afixed with a sumptuous royal blue satin ribbon for hanging. They measure about 6 inches round.
Eye miniatures or Lovers' eyes were Georgian miniatures, normally watercolour on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair. This fad started in the late 1700s.
Heather O’Shaughnessy is an American artist currently residing in Saint Louis Missouri. She works across disciplines as a wax sculptor, illustrator and ceramic artist. She works primarily in wax, porcelain, and gypsum and actively participates in exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. Inspired by the lost art of wax portraiture in miniature, she developed her process with wax through trial and error, as few references to the details of technique have survived. This endeavor involves sculpting, mold making, casting, carving and painting. Her wax pieces often include wax dipped laces, gold leaf and rich velvets encased under convex glass, a nod to sacred reliquary. Her work is an exploration of a mystical world that exists just beyond the veil. “I am endlessly intrigued by themes of the miraculous depicted in devotional paintings. Spiritual visitations, otherworldly communications through energy beams and misty apparitions - interpreting the metaphysical, supernatural and imponderable through sculpture, giving them a physical form in wax is my greatest delight.”Heather teaches wax and porcelain focused workshops and releases collections of miniature sculptures in limited edition.
These lovely "Lover's Eye" wall hangings are cast from a handmade mold taken from an original sculpture. They are cast in beeswax and hand painted with oil paints, and framed in 2 layers of wax dipped lace. They are afixed with a sumptuous royal blue satin ribbon for hanging. They measure about 6 inches round.
Eye miniatures or Lovers' eyes were Georgian miniatures, normally watercolour on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair. This fad started in the late 1700s.
Heather O’Shaughnessy is an American artist currently residing in Saint Louis Missouri. She works across disciplines as a wax sculptor, illustrator and ceramic artist. She works primarily in wax, porcelain, and gypsum and actively participates in exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. Inspired by the lost art of wax portraiture in miniature, she developed her process with wax through trial and error, as few references to the details of technique have survived. This endeavor involves sculpting, mold making, casting, carving and painting. Her wax pieces often include wax dipped laces, gold leaf and rich velvets encased under convex glass, a nod to sacred reliquary. Her work is an exploration of a mystical world that exists just beyond the veil. “I am endlessly intrigued by themes of the miraculous depicted in devotional paintings. Spiritual visitations, otherworldly communications through energy beams and misty apparitions - interpreting the metaphysical, supernatural and imponderable through sculpture, giving them a physical form in wax is my greatest delight.”Heather teaches wax and porcelain focused workshops and releases collections of miniature sculptures in limited edition.