Bridging the Chasm - My Journey Back to Ukraine

What is the meaning of a bridge? Is it to connect two points? Or is the bridge a process, an evolution from one state to another, in which the traveler is transformed? For me, the time span between my departure as a child from my native Ukraine du...  more

Visions of Heaven and Earth

An exerpt from the book 'Cosmic Visions'

Visionaries have always been individuals who seem able to step out of the river of life and, as their mortal feet are drying, gaze back into the muddy waters and see both the river’s source and...  more

Mandalas by Mirtala - Explanatory Notes

The interplay of light and dark of the open and solid semi-circles represents the polarities and the dual nature of creation - spiritual and material. Together they form a full circle, symbol of oneness, completion and perfection. The open or nega...  more

Turned Wood Now: Redefining the Lathe Turned Object IV

An excerpt from the book "Turned Wood Now: Redefining the Lathe Turned Object IV" published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Arizona State University Art Museum - October 18, 1997 through February 1, 1998 organized by Senior Curator Heath...  more

Visionary Sculptures

Mirtala's evocative forms illuminate life's mysteries.

Our soul needs food as much as our body, or more so, and I think the function of the artist is to feed that part of us. " These words of Mirtala, the New England-b...  more