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About Janina Aza Karpinska

Janina Aza Karpinska is an Artist-Poet who lives on the south coast of England. She has an M.A. in Creative Writing & Personal Development & Foundation in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design. Her work has been published in several anthologies & magazines including The Third Way, Chichester Magazine, Psychopoetica,and Pandora's Books amongst others; and exhibited in several locations around Britain.

Four collages by Janina Aza Karpinska

Janina Aza Karpinska

Black and White (detail) - Janina Aza Karpinska collage

I began using collage --- scraps torn from magazines, calendars, auction catalogues --- as part of a group exhibition featuring 'Icons' about 8 years ago, where I discovered my Polish-Ossetian roots … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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