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Leila Marlene
Artist | Professional | Varied
United States
This deviantART gallery contains a selection of work by American Artist and Designer Leila Marlene.
A self-taught artist and native of New England, Leila Marlene has been conjuring visions from her imagination and conversing with ghosts since early childhood. Her work spans multiple media from fine art and photography to jewelry and fashion design. Leila Marlene draws her inspiration from a lifelong interest in the occult, witchcraft and supernatural lore. Through her art she endeavors to unlock secrets of unseen worlds, invoking through the creative process evidence of their reality.
In 1996 Leila Marlene founded Tenebrae Fine Parasols under the pseudonym Mirabai Vayne. The label received much acclaim, particularly overseas where she sold many of her handmade parasols to customers throughout Europe and Scandanavia. Tenebrae was featured in the Goth Bible by Nancy Kilpatrick in 2004.
Leila Marlene debuted her new fashion label phantomlovely® in October 2012.
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Interests
Favorite visual artist
Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Ellen von Unwerth, Helmut Newton
Favorite movies
Onegin, The Matrix, The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Love at First Bite, Amadeus, Barry Lyndon
Favorite bands / musical artists
Judas Priest, Rammstein, The Damned, Sisters of Mercy, T-Rex, Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert
Favorite books
18th & 19th Century Literature, Occult, Supernatural, Witchcraft, Mysteries
Favorite writers
H.P. Lovecraft, Montague Rhodes James, Arthur Machen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Baudelaire, Anne Rice, Brian Lumley
Tools of the Trade
Pencil, Paintbrush, Needle & Thread, 6th Sense
Other Interests
Urbex, 18th Century History, Motorcycles