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Ekphrasis 12

I feel very humble and honoured that my new blog-friend Tall Girl felt inspired by a pair of my etchings Nexus IX and X.

She wrote mark in response to my work as well as to the challenge of Qarrstsiluni’s current theme of ekphrasis, “poetry in dialogue with visual art”. It’s been accepted and is now posted at Qarrstsiluni, so do please go read it and congratulate Tall Girl on her thoughtful and moving poem. Many warm thanks, Tall Girl, and all the wonderful editors of this fabulous literary and visual art e-zine!

April 13, 2007 in Nexus, Other artists by Marja-Leena 5 Comments »

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Nexus: Red Venus de Willendorf

A recently completed piece:

Nexus: Red Venus de Willendorf
Etching and inkjet on paper & film
51.8 x 40.5 cm.

June 5, 2004 in Nexus, Printworks by Marja-Leena Comments Off on Nexus: Red Venus de Willendorf

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Nexus: Vyg & Willendorf

Nexus: Vyg & Willendorf
inkjet print on Hahnemuhle watercolour paper
61 x 80 cm. (24″ x 31.5″)

The three skiers are images of Finno-Ugric rock carvings from the Vyg River, near the White Sea in the Karelia region of northwestern Russia, based on a photograph by Loit Joekalda of Tallinn, Estonia and used with his permission.

The female figures are my drawings of the Paleolithic Venus de Willendorf figure found in Austria, a recurring image in many of my works.

More pictures of Venus can be seen here.

Edited Jan.13, 2013 with larger image.

May 5, 2004 in Digital printmaking, Finland, Estonia & Finno-Ugric, Nexus, Printworks, Rock Art & Archaeology by Marja-Leena Comments Off on Nexus: Vyg & Willendorf

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