Newsday “WHEN IMITATION LIFE IS REAL ART”

On February 2, 1980 by admin

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  More whimsy – and dreams – direct the hand of Woodcarver Irena Martens of Manhattan. Her strange humanoid forms, laminated of contrasting Woods, their feral faces inset with old, blown-glass dolls  eyes, are standouts even in traditional settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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