About This Listing This listing is for an original watercolor painting on hot-pressed Arches watercolor paper measuring approximately 12x16 inches. Painted entirely with professional-grade Sennelier watercolors. Signed by the artist and labelled in pencil on the back. This is an unframed original painting, not a print. It is an illustration for Bryana's poem "Aşure" (first published by The Chestnut Review) and will be shipped with an accompanying printed version of the poem. (You can read the full poem in the listing photos.)
Bryana Says "I grew up in Turkey until I was fifteen, & I have cheery childhood memories of the Muslim holiday of Ashura in the ‘90s & 2000s. In Turkish tradition, Aşure is commemorated with a porridge-like dessert (also called aşure) made out of grains, legumes, spices, nuts, & dried fruits. The pudding is said to have its origins in Noah’s exodus from the ark, & is prepared in each home using a different assortment of ingredients.
In this poem & the subsequent painting, I wanted to celebrate the strange assortments of ingredients that come together to shape each of us, & the value I find in pooling our histories & experiences."
Shipping Information Ships for free within the United States. International shipping options are available at checkout. The painting will be shipped rolled in a protective mailing tube.
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