MEET NUNUM'S SPRING 2020 CONTRIBUTOR: J.E. Crum

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Blending Flash Fiction & Art

Interview with J.E. Crum

J.E. Crum

Inspiration from Iceland

We usually get some great feedback from readers about the art we are so fortunate to feature in NUNUM, but J.E., when your work was on the cover the response went to another level. Could you give us a little background on where these images came from?

These pieces were created in summer 2019 during a 2 week trip to Iceland. Each piece is 9x12 inches. The medium is watercolor & pen. 

Spending long days of 23 hours of daylight hiking in nature, discovering waterfalls, and exploring small towns with local folklore and legends, I painted and drew exploratory creations. Some of my favorite places I stayed in Iceland name the pieces, including the Unesco world heritage site, Latrabjarg, in The West Fjords of Iceland (the most western part of Europe) where I could listen to laughing gulls and watch puffins curiously approach me as I sat on the hills, making my art outside.

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