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Dimensions
Image:
8.00" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 13.50"
Refuge Framed Print
by Maria Rova
Product Details
Refuge framed print by Maria Rova. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
While not exactly the idyllic white sandy beaches the tourists are after, the mangrove swamps that fringe Fiji�s coast in many areas are vital... more
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Artist's Description
While not exactly the idyllic white sandy beaches the tourists are after, the mangrove swamps that fringe Fiji�s coast in many areas are vital to the wellbeing of our ecosystems. Tangles of tall, arching aerial roots provide a natural refuge for breeding fish, crabs, and other marine organisms that are part of the local food chain. Mangroves also protect coastal areas from wave and storm surge erosion. Yet in many parts of Fiji, developers are clearing away these natural habitats to make way for yet another hotel or factory! �Refuge� was painted as a reminder that our planet will only continue to be a safe haven for all of us if �progress� means respecting and caring for our natural environment.
About Maria Rova
The Fiji Islands are my home, and source of inspiration, as I use dyes, paint, barkcloth, sand, silk and cement to respond in my own creative way to the challenges, tension, and beauty of life in a developing Pacific island nation. Sea changes can have surprising effects: since leaving behind all that was familiar in my American/German upbringing, to build a life here in my husband’s homeland two decades ago, my art has taken on dynamism of its own… My work is awash with the intense, vibrant colors of the tropics, and my themes are often an exploration of Fiji’s stunning natural environment and rich cultural heritage. Traditional barkcloth crafted by women from my mother-in-law’s island village often serves as my canvas. Steeped...
$74.00
Bobbie Barth
Love the lines and your colors.
Studio Tolere
This is masterful, full of wonderful harmonies and originality. All of your work is stunning. v/f
Sharon Mau
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Mona Edulescu
Beautiful abstract with fishes, Maria! Love very much your chromatic and the design you created. F&V