Isabelle is a contemporary artist whose work explores the intersection of ancient technique and lived landscape. Working primarily in encaustic—a process using molten pigmented beeswax manipulated by blowtorch, she creates tactile, layered surfaces shaped by heat and immediacy. Based in the Auvergne region of central France, her practice is informed by its distinctive volcanic terrain, deep valleys, caves, and river systems. Her work is process-driven and arises from an ongoing engagement with the physical environment
Isabelle's Encaustic Blog
My Cup Keeps Filling
It has been four days since I got back to France. Silence, sleep, eat, repeat. Trying to let it all settle in my body. To assimilate what the last three weeks actually were. Travel was never really part of my world, not even intentional, and yet this year something has clearly shifted. It feels like the gods decided otherwise, and my suitcase has barely cooled off before it’s open again on the floor. This time
The Shape of Starting Again
Hi all ! I hope You have had a wonderful weekend. Well, we thought this day would never come—I swear, it’s been so long in the making…. My new website is now LIVE ! But bear with me—my new website was kind of ready about six months ago, and then I decided to move country—move my business, my life, everything. So, the website had to be redone—completely—into a version that speaks from France now, not