The Poetry and Art of Michal (Mitak) Mahgerefteh
Alexandria | Norfolk, Virginia
Art by Michal Mitak
I’m so glad you’re here. Through layered color, hand-embellished details, and expressive works in Indian ink, I invite you to experience the beauty of what is fleeting and the quiet joy found in creative abundance. My poetry books, written as memoir in verse, share the same themes of memory, transformation, and resilience. Each painting and poem is a celebration of nature, emotion, and the stories we carry as they shift, bloom, and fade.
The Leaf Motif Series
The Leaf Motif Series is the heart of my artistic practice — a quiet meditation on seasonal change and the beauty of impermanence. Each composition is hand-painted with Indian ink on 100% recycled paper, capturing the poetry of swaying branches, falling leaves, and bare twigs. These works reflect nature’s raw, fluid energy as it moves through cycles of life, decay, and renewal.
Fleeting Blooms Series
As a companion to The Leaf Motif, this series explores a more ethereal realm where flowers drift through the vast quiet of the cosmos, their petals shimmering like fragments of starlight. Each hand-embellished print is a one-of-a-kind moment of beauty, touched by watercolor and ink, where color and memory entwine before fading into light.