The Word for World

Painting my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Word For World Is Forest, layering her wisdom onto the heavy realities of our own world and the current condition of humans’ relationship with natural systems and with each other. The series began in late 2023 in Los Angeles.

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Crown Shy III | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Crown Shy III, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Crown Shy II | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Crown Shy II, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Crown Shy I | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Crown Shy I, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Crown Shy IV | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Crown Shy IV, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Lines in Sands | 2023, Los Angeles | ink on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Lines in Sands, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Tectonic | 2023, Los Angeles | ink on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Tectonic, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Mind Fog | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Mind Fog, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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War Fog | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

War Fog, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World series

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Sky Omen I | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Sky Omen I, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Sky Omen II | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Sky Omen II, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Sky Omen IV | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Sky Omen IV, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Sky Omen III | 2023, Los Angeles | ink and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm

Sky Omen III, Irina Tehrani, The Word for World

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Impasse | 2023, Los Angeles | ink on Arches watercolor paper | 7-7/8×7-7/8in / 20x20cm