Forget-Me-Not (Alchemy of the Heart) Jel Ena The formative years were spent

The formative years were spent drawing every minute of the day into tattooing full time for the next several years

Other work references classical portraiture and still-life

and Ballast under Glass Dome

his curiosity developed into an obsession about the imminent death of all creatures

My parents had renditions of masterworks around our home and I was encouraged to pursue any creative impulse I had at a young age

Forget-Me-Not (Alchemy of the Heart) Jel Ena The formative years were spentDetails About Textiles, mixed media 12 x 12 x 4 in. 2022 Larysa Bernhardt is a textile artist who lives and creates in beautiful rural American Midwest. Ukrainian originally, she learned her skills from her mother and perfected them over years of working in fashion and interior design. The creatures she creates are shy and nocturnal, quiet and naive, each one with stories to tell. In her work she uses vintage and antique textiles shes been collecting