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About Nathan Pietrykowski

Nathan Pietrykowski earned a M.F.A. from Louisiana State University and a B.S. in studio art from the University of Southern Indiana where he discovered the world printmaking. Since then he has become an active member in the printmaking community and his work has exhibited nationally and internationally in over 60 exhibitions. Currently he resides in the deep south, where he is teaching at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His website is nathanpietrykowski.wordpress.com.

Too Dee: Drawings by Nathan Pietrykowski

Nathan Pietrykowski

Folly and Fortune (detail) - Nathan Pietrykowski

Drawing is my magical power. It allows me to reexamine the past, foretell the future or travel to places unseen. In my current body of work, I have invented an imaginary universe to explore creation. … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

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

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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