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MICHELLE GRAZNAK

Portfolio by Media

Welcome to a curated collection of my artwork across multiple disciplines. Mediums I work in are painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and installation. Each work reflects a unique exploration of materials while telling stories of our shared experience .

Two Golden Fish Series, Summoning of the Two Golden Fish
2016
Medium: Encaustic, Paper, Xerox Transfer, Oil on Wood Panel
Dimensions: 12" x 12" x 1/2"
Price: $450

Spiritual symbolism winds its way throughout the encaustic works of Michelle Graznak and emerges as an offering of tranquility, solace and hopefulness. This series of 5 paintings borrow from the Buddhist Ashtamangala series of 8 auspicious symbols that represent offerings from the gods made to the Buddha upon his reaching Enlightenment. In the case of the Golden Fish, the symbol represents a state of conscious courage and fearlessness especially when confronted with adversity. Just as the fish swim freely toward the ocean, humanity seeks freedom from drowning in “Samsara” or the cycle of life and rebirth. To escape this cycle is to finally reach enlightenment.

Our world seems submerged in inescapable suffering during these times of pandemic disease, persecution of autocratic regimes upon cultural and religious minorities and environmental degradation. The artist looks to the Golden Fish as a vehicle for achieving the courage to take action and for describing compassion for those who become submerged in these conditions. To imagine ourselves as Golden Fish, submerged in universally flowing waters is to recognize our unity as living beings.

Two Golden Fish Series, Summoning of the Two Golden Fish
2016
Medium: Encaustic, Paper, Xerox Transfer, Oil on Wood Panel
Dimensions: 12" x 12" x 1/2"
Price: $450

Spiritual symbolism winds its way throughout the encaustic works of Michelle Graznak and emerges as an offering of tranquility, solace and hopefulness. This series of 5 paintings borrow from the Buddhist Ashtamangala series of 8 auspicious symbols that represent offerings from the gods made to the Buddha upon his reaching Enlightenment. In the case of the Golden Fish, the symbol represents a state of conscious courage and fearlessness especially when confronted with adversity. Just as the fish swim freely toward the ocean, humanity seeks freedom from drowning in “Samsara” or the cycle of life and rebirth. To escape this cycle is to finally reach enlightenment.

Our world seems submerged in inescapable suffering during these times of pandemic disease, persecution of autocratic regimes upon cultural and religious minorities and environmental degradation. The artist looks to the Golden Fish as a vehicle for achieving the courage to take action and for describing compassion for those who become submerged in these conditions. To imagine ourselves as Golden Fish, submerged in universally flowing waters is to recognize our unity as living beings.

ENCAUSTIC PAINTING

My encaustic paintings explore the relationship between memory, material, and transformation through the luminous layering of beeswax, pigment, and texture.

PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHY

I love to capture moments of light, texture, and emotion. Photography allows me to pause and notice the beauty that exists in everyday moments.

Kokopelli’s Pain
1994
Medium: Colored Pencil
Dimensions: 11” x 14”
Price $400

Kokopelli’s Pain
1994
Medium: Colored Pencil
Dimensions: 11” x 14”
Price $400

Drawing is where my ideas first begin. It is an intimate process of observation, reflection, and discovery, where each line and mark captures a moment, a memory, or an emotion that speaks beyond words.

Berehynia’s Love, 2025
Medium: ¼” welded steel rod, (trellis form)
Dimensions: 98” x 41”
Price: $650

Berehynia’s Love, 2025
Medium: ¼” welded steel rod, (trellis form)
Dimensions: 98” x 41”
Price: $650

Steel/ Wood/Recycled Materials/Encaustic Paint

Ancient Fables Don’t Teach Dead Children

2022
Medium: Watercolor & Colored Pencil
Dimensions: 7 1/2” x 10 5/8”
Price: $500

Ancient Fables Don’t Teach Dead Children

2022
Medium: Watercolor & Colored Pencil
Dimensions: 7 1/2” x 10 5/8”
Price: $500

ACRYLIC & WATERCOLOR PAINTING

My acrylic and watercolor works embrace the beauty of movement, transparency, and layered expression. Through color and form, each piece becomes a conversation between instinct, process, and discovery.

Visions Corporelles -Detail

Catholic Prayer book inside pages cut to create box, metal leaf, cotton rag cast paper hands painted with gauche.
Dimensions: Book approximately 7" x 9", hands life size

Visions Corporelles -Detail

Catholic Prayer book inside pages cut to create box, metal leaf, cotton rag cast paper hands painted with gauche.
Dimensions: Book approximately 7" x 9", hands life size

Through my installations, I expand beyond the canvas to create immersive environments that provoke thought and human connection. These works transform spaces into moments of curiosity, dialogue, and contemplation.

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