THE FERNE

The poetry of making.

Original works and limited editions, made slowly in Northern Virginia.
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A layered landscape of movement, memory, and belonging. Built in many layers, with traces of gold catching the light.

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Originals

Layered, textured paintings — each one a quiet world of its own.
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A piece made for your space

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A piece made for your space, your season — begin with a conversation.
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Made slowly, with restraint.

Every piece begins quietly — a wash of color, a single texture, a question without an answer. Layer by layer, a landscape appears. Sometimes a bird. Sometimes a place I've never been.

The work is made the way it asks to be made: slowly, with whatever light is in the room that morning.

— Mariana, Founder

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