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While working at her sculptures the artist expresses her emotions in the work. She achieves this direct contact with the stone by carving and polishing exclusively by hand. Thus she stays in intimate contact with the character of the stone, creating a natural dialogue between the stone and the human figure expressed.

Therefore the stone’s character is an essential part of the sculpture. The surface is often in contrast with the polished parts. This special effect shows her great ability to shape the stone into an expression of intense emotion. By the often voluminous shape of the sculptures, even the small ones, the work becoms compact, earthly and monumental. Sometimes they seem to float.

Anita’s sculpting has been inspired by specific themes. Most themes relate to the gender ‘woman’, such as the primeval women, the seductive women, and the women that provides motherhood. She has also sculptured a series of ‘fauns’ out of stone.

Since 2015, Anita has added another theme to her artwork, namely the ‘vases with flowers’, which are made out of alabaster and selenite stones. This work has been inspired by the still lifes with flowers from art paintings of the 18th century. Examples of this work include the ‘Black tulip vase’ and the ‘Anemone vase’ that is made from black and white alabaster, respectively. Some vases have been polished with a glossy finish and other with a matte finish.

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