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LAYERED. INTUITIVE. ALCHEMICAL |
Encaustic ProcessVideo of Ivette's encaustic process
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Ivette’s creative process is physical, intuitive, and layered—a dance between presence and possibility. Her encaustic work is created with molten beeswax, damar resin, and pigment—fused with a flame, one layer at a time. The result is luminous, dimensional, and alive with movement. Each painting carries depth you can feel, with textures that shift depending on the light and your own emotional landscape.
The encaustic technique she uses dates back to ancient times—once used to seal warships and later, to adorn them. Ivette’s use of it today is less about preservation and more about transformation: melting, fusing, and revealing meaning through material. Every painting is a process of adding and stripping away—an intuitive dialogue between what’s revealed and what remains hidden. |
A Note on Process
Not all of Ivette’s work is encaustic. Some pieces are Mixed Media, created with acrylic, oil, pastel, or watercolor—layered with a palette knife, built from emotion rather than fire.
Where encaustic is elemental and meditative, these mixed media works are more instinctual—raw expressions from the soul. Each process speaks a different language. One whispers. The other roars.
Both seek beauty.
Both reveal truth.
Where encaustic is elemental and meditative, these mixed media works are more instinctual—raw expressions from the soul. Each process speaks a different language. One whispers. The other roars.
Both seek beauty.
Both reveal truth.
The Collector’s Note
Through color and composition, I aim for harmony, simplicity and joy: My paintings are bright yet delicate and they combine realism and abstraction; I seek to find balance, resulting in a poetic, almost ethereal atmosphere.
I’m a dreamer and that is the essence of my art. My goal as an artist is to remind us to see the beauty that surrounds us and inspire to follow our dreams. The message I want to convey through my work is one of childlike wonder, self-acceptance and inner peace.
My work is about contrasts and polarities, about freedom and union. It’s about beauty, dreams and finding your place in this world. It’s is about adapting and belonging, about companionship and purpose. It examines duality and the relationship between light and dark, finding harmony - the middle path between extremes.
My inspiration comes mostly from nature. I am fascinated by light and movement which account for my choice of subjects. My expression is influenced by my relationships, beliefs and environment and by the numerous places I’ve lived in. My interest lies in capturing the soul of things rather than the details, always playing the line between abstraction and realism.
My love for exploration and experimentation is the underlying basis for all my work. I am an artist who moves fluidly between forms — painting, photography, jewelry, words, spatial design, and our own inner architecture. My work is a reflection of life itself: playful, exploratory, and unapologetically whole. In a world that often prizes specialization, I celebrate the richness of being a creator without limits — a Renaissance soul for modern times. Every piece, every medium, is an expression of curiosity, joy, and the art of living fully.
Project 41: Alchemy of the Unseen
In early 2025, I conceived what I called Fear Alchemy, Project 41 - Born from the discovery of a hidden lineage, and intended to be expressed through creative reclamation.
This ambitious undertaking was meant to honor silenced stories through ancient materials and meditative process—transmuting fear and pain into beauty and light. It never became a collection, but the essence of that inquiry lives in my process: how to transform energy into beauty, how to honor both the unseen and the alive, how to acknowledge darkness without dwelling in it, rather alchemizing it into light.
For me, painting is about beauty, energy, and transformation—not about carrying the past. My focus now is on creating from joy and alignment—through both Human Design commissions, and through all the work that continues to call me forward.
This ambitious undertaking was meant to honor silenced stories through ancient materials and meditative process—transmuting fear and pain into beauty and light. It never became a collection, but the essence of that inquiry lives in my process: how to transform energy into beauty, how to honor both the unseen and the alive, how to acknowledge darkness without dwelling in it, rather alchemizing it into light.
For me, painting is about beauty, energy, and transformation—not about carrying the past. My focus now is on creating from joy and alignment—through both Human Design commissions, and through all the work that continues to call me forward.