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Original oil painting by Aia Leu
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Description
Lost in the Waves
Sacred or special, the alloy made with Ross Island copper, the strongest of ores,
Mixed with Cornwall tin, made the best Bronze of the Age.
Transported from the shores of the Head of the Sea to the wide-known world,
These treasures have no record inscribed upon a vellum page.
The axes, spearheads and knives, or magnificent swords,
Persisting through the stormy waves of history.
Whether carefully deposited to thank the Water Gods of lake and sea,
Or falling to the depths on a dangerous journey, remains a mystery.
These treasures re-emerge with the movement of labour or tides,
Man ever-widening the pathways with the making of roads.
Or the water over centuries uncovers by flows,
Moving pebbles and sand in impossible loads.
Were the Gods pleased with the offerings, or were they meant to be found?
How many other hoards are waiting there in the dark?
Hidden from the present, keeping stories from the past,
Like the patterns of decoration, they tell of settlers who left their mark.
– poem by S.A. 2024.
About the painting
An original painting by Aia Leu
oil on linen, 16 x 20 inch – 40 x 50 cm
fully framed and ready to hang with a white floating frame
Painting is shipped by secure post or express courier
About the Artist
Born in 1971, Aia Leu-Allin is an artist and illustrator, when young she studied figure sketching in Vevey, Switzerland. A third-generation artist, she is from a creative lineage; her grandmother, Swiss artist Eva Aeppli, was married to the renowned sculptor Jean Tinguely. Having moved to Kenmare in 1989, Aia’s passion for drawing developed into a career spanning over 30 years as a landscape painter. She has illustrated and published art books and notably painted an award-winning tarot deck. She lives and has a studio just outside Kenmare, nestled in the Caha Mountains.
Her paintings and artwork are available from her studio (by appointment only), online through her website shop, and also at the Kenmare Courtyard Gallery Co-operative in the heart of Kenmare, open 7 days a week.
Additional information
| Weight | 3 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3 × 60 × 50 cm |
