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poisoner fairy

Tu me déchires, ma brune,
Avec un rire moqueur,
Et puis tu mets sur mon coeur
Ton oeil doux comme la lune.


You tear me open, dark beauty,
With derisive laughter,
And then look at my heart
With eyes as soft as moonlight.

-Charles Baudelaire

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    chemical gdns. says:

    "Marinkel's art encompasses a wide range of disciplines. She is an experimenter and explorer, digging deeper, feeding us plots, subplots, ensnaring visual secrets and sharing them with the world. She evades the mainstream, and brings us nuggets from secret gardens, unseen lands, and hidden worlds, delivering them with poetry and a growing competency and precision.

    Inside, she may be a poet. Externally, she may be a character from a fairy tale...

    We can only guess, of course...

    Whichever way you wish to look at Marinkel and her dealings with perception and reality, sensuality and femininity, narrative and beauty, you know (intrinsically) you are witnessing the real deal...

    And I thank her - for her mind, her soul, her art and her friendship X"

    6th February, 2009

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    life on glass says:

    "Admit it. Marinkel is a goddess and the quality of her work is outstanding. Even with the rough and raw feel, I feel caressed. Definitely absorbed. Impressed by her audacity. Place where (many) dreams come true... I love your work Maren... Yours honestly, ..."

    27th October, 2008

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    mareksy @ creamteam says:

    "Probably Marinkel isn't exist exactly ;), but if she is she and exists, is one of most interesting girl, I found not only in my Flickr's carrer, but in my whole life.
    Everyone whom I present her profile start to think the same.
    Funny, if I think about Marinkel, everytime second name is Merkeley, so creative, but male version, here on Flickr.
    I very like her frickin world of mind."

    6th November, 2008

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    m.a. wakeley says:

    "What I admire in Maren's work is not only her visual sensibility and technical skill involved in creating her images--which are truly noteworthy--but her extraordinary gifts in both capturing and conveying those human desires and emotions that shoot straight through the viewer, a sensual yet direct confrontation with all aspects of one's self. Truly honest and captivating work."

    6th October, 2008

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    devifemme says:

    "Maren is the most extraordinary talent among so many skilled, artistic, salacious, entertaining, gorgeous self-portraitists here on Flickr. Moreover, in a realm of cold, who-cares/wtf bloggers and sex-fiends, she shows us a committed personal life, lived fully and beautifully. Her creativity draws one in, engages one, leaves one breathless. Her sympathy and sharing will be legendary as the Flickr experience evolves and deepens. I've been in awe for over a year, and the feeling only deepens!

    Love, Justine"

    13th August, 2007

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    Art and Ghosts says:

    "Maren is my favourite Storkesse, a beautiful artist and word scribbler, my bestest creative collaboration buddy, and a perfectly insane aquarian to boot!

    Long live the Dork Storks!

    Love and crumpets,
    Louie xxx"

    29th May, 2007

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    mfophotos says:

    "I love Marinkel's work. Many of her images defy convention, and make the viewer think about her message. She combines sensuality and thoughtful imagery, making her self-portraits works of art that surprise and delight me."

    5th October, 2006

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    Treforlutions TreVizionz says:

    "marinkel is one helluva liberated and provocative woman.Her images expose not only herself but that within me at a deeper level than I have been before which is where I need to go and know.The whole human drama of one unique individual is dramatically expressed with kickass impact. BEWARE!......not for the conservative."

    27th September, 2006

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    ambyboy3 says:

    "I have spent a lot of time looking at this young ladies pictures, her talent is amazing, she has a wonderull skill in the way she uses light and shadow.
    The joy that these pics gave me is increible, I wish I could draw on such expertise to produce such brilliant art work myself.
    Kindest regards
    Andy (LRPS)"

    25th September, 2006

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    hellophotokitty says:

    "Marinkel is a wonderful mysterious photographer. Her self portraits are theatrical and bold, honest and arresting. She is the queen of the perfect shade of black.

    She captures the kind of material that I wish I could shoot; and does so even better than I could ever imagine in my technicolor dreams.

    Through a glass darkly, peer into the mirror and catch a glimpse of your secret self.

    You can find your reflexion here."

    7th September, 2006

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    the.myrmidon says:

    "Her photos are often dark, edgy and somber. There is a haunting sense of honesty contained within the majority of these snippets of captured time and space. A stream worth visiting often."

    15th August, 2006

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    Rumple says:

    "marinkel is one of the very rare women searching for her individual path to truth... and she tries all possible and impossible ways to find it... you can watch her everchanging daily moods as well, as very provoking images... her search for harmony, the findings of fairy-like scenes, very erotic selfportraits at the edge, land- and townscapes with impossible colors and structures, and moods, all kind of moods, dark and light ones...

    her artistical postworks with photoshop are impressing... she changes colors almost always, till they fit to her wanted expression... a dreamland and maybe a land of higher consciousness, who knows ?

    and she is a kind, nice, beautiful and helping friend... thank you maren, that I am allowed to be your friend... :))"

    12th August, 2006

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    - Kemaha - says:

    "Marinkel's work is absolutely astounding and extremely beautiful. Her saturation of colours, play on the imagination and the thought behind the images is magnificent.

    Dark and brilliant - its beginning to become a favourite steam of mine to look at."

    17th May, 2006

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    Ochaviere says:

    "Les photos de Marinkel sont à l'image de la vie:sombres et radieuses,sensuelles et effrayantes,parfois sensuellement effrayantes...

    Dans les caveaux d'insondable tristesse
    Où le destin m'a déjà relégué;
    Où jamais n'entre un rayon rose et gai;
    Où,seul avec la Nuit,maussade hôtesse,

    Je suis comme un peintre qu'un Dieu moqueur
    Condamne à peindre,hélas!sur les ténèbres;
    Où,cuisinier aux appétits funèbres,
    Je fais bouillir et je mange mon coeur,

    Par instants brille,et s'allonge,et s'étale
    Un spectre fait de grâce et de splendeur.
    A sa rêveuse allure orientale,

    Quand il atteint sa totale grandeur,
    Je reconnais ma belle visiteuse:
    C'est Elle!noire et pourtant lumineuse.

    C.Baudelaire "Les Ténèbres""

    15th March, 2006

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    Woodcock says:

    "Marinkel takes great shots in a variety of genres - take a look!"

    7th January, 2006

Joined:
October 2005
Hometown:
wesendorf
I am:
Taken
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