PLEIARA NEBULA | Resin Painting with LEDs for Ambient Backlighting, Large Painting, Science Themed, Telescope Views

The PLEIARA NEBULA was made using TIffani's signature layered holographic resin painting technique for a nebula scene bursting with life. The top layer features interference pigments that shift tones in different lights, almost disappearing in others. All of this pulls you into the middle of colorful clouds of a nebula simmering into existence. In an infinite universe, one just like this may exist somewhere.

Size: 24" x 36"
Sides: Oregon Poplar wood with Japanese style, "Shou Sugi Ban" effect*
Materials: UV-Resistant, eco-friendly tinted epoxy resin, multilayered for extraordinary depth
Lighting: Fully installed LED strips that are customizable via a remote control, can sync with music, and plugs into either a wall outlet, or a battery pack via a USB cord. This install gives the painting an outer glow that is achieved with transparent stand-offs.

*Sides: Originating in 18th century Japan, shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire. Tiffani captures the look of this ancient tradition by sanding and staining the sides charcoal and rubbing it in to the wood grain and finsihsing it with a protectant.

**NOTE: This painting is best put in a high light environment so you can see all the details well, or in a dark environment to take full advantage of the LED strips' ambient lighting. Excellent choice for restaurant or bar artworks with an incredibly unique vibe.
The mockup shows a rough estimation of its size in a living space, not exact.



WHAT IS RESIN PAINTING?

You can think of epoxy resin as a sort of liquid glass once it is mixed. After Tiffani mixes the two parts, the clock starts, leaving just about one hour to color the resin, pour it, and paint with it. It is about the consistency of honey while in this state. So she uses a knife and heat implements, like a blow torch, to paint these scenes. At the one-hour mark, it sets into its final form. Each layer takes about 72 hours to fully cure into a brilliant and extremely durable glass-like finish. Most paintings have several layers, creating a depth of field unrivaled by other mediums. You can see through the transparencies of certain areas of these layers to those below making the process almost sculptural. Tiffani is known for using this technique to create her signature immersive look of oceans and nebulae.