Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on pen and ink drawings on paper, illustrations for Živa Čebulj’s international poetry publication, set to debut this autumn.
Translating the existential essence of a sensitive woman artist’s poetry, into a visual language I’ve picked ink pen as my medium of choice—its fine, precise lines echo the subtlety and clarity of Živa’s verse. Deliberately, I left vast empty spaces on the page, mirroring the concise, almost haiku-like form of the poems leaving all the intellectual place for personal interpretations. Incorporating several self-portraits was a way to amplify the intimate, singular voice that resonates through the poems.
solitude
elle te raffermit
te rompt
et t’adoucit
elle te recompose
te dissout
et te stratifie
elle te cicatrise
et t’ouvre aux autres
et le jour après l’orage est plein de soleil –
comme si ce mot n’existait même pas dans le dictionnaire
Živa Čebulj
Selected pen and ink drawings I’ve made recently for the international edition of: Oscillations, Poems by Živa Čebulj:
Congratulations, Tamara. You are very talented; I can tell not only from your paintings, but also by reading what you write, such as the above comments about Živa’s verse. Take care & blessings
Thank you, dear Paul, I deeply appreciate your kind words!