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By  Shelagh Atkinson 2007 - 2008

Shelagh Atkinson

The human face is sometimes a portrait of a specific sitter but more a transformation of a model's features perhaps the stylised mask We are drawn to the top righthand corner of this work, the window of light, the opportunity to look away We are looking at the relationship of the face within the space an interest in the individual experience - the landscape of the mind
IMG 1440 1734360763 Shelagh Atkinson

jewellery maker

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