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One of my early inspirers: Mr. Rory Kaye of Gothenburg, Sweden

An even earlier inspirer and friend: Signor Giancarlo
Guarnieri, painter and philosopher, Rome, Italy
Other very important people
to me:
The ̉επιτραχήλιον (epitrakilion) of my Father,
symbolising the power to redirect or neutralise arrows shot in vain
or spite
My Sponsor, a man whose opinion I respect, dread and always find
sweetly and surprisingly refershing
Mr Joseph and Mrs Maria Roilidis, my Godfather and his wife,
Espoo, Finland - to them I am of course Aris, the God of War.... ;-)
Mrs Kira Pronin, my Godmother, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
USA
These Friends Have Shown
Undying Loyalty Towards Our Humble Person:
Let me begin by introducing my Three Brothers:
Mr Stanley E. Rutledge,
my Older Brother and an amazing Interior Designer, Chicago,
Illinois, USA:
in a botticelli print
i am a dot on
paper
a single simple
smallness
of one color
joining hands
with a million others
on the north edge of an
angel's eyelash
to show you a part of truth
with no words
~ Luci Shaw
Mr Cary Holm of RandH Group Oy, Turku, Finland - my
Face-to-Face and Side-by-Side Brother - and a True Star
of Masculine Love and Affirmation in my heart

Mr Erik Wing,
my Younger Brother and Musician par excellence, Helsingborg, Sweden
- and the main reason why I truly love Sweden... ;-)
Dr. Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch, a celebrated folklorist, one of the most warm-hearted persons
known to me and an unwavering supporter of and enthusiast for my art
- and also known as the Minerva of Oh-land, Co-foundress of the
Truly Noble Literary Society, The Wandlings
Arise goblins
Arise Talking Trees
Arise Fennyload Wandlings (ever talk to one?)
Arise, oh Minerva, to bless your crowd
Arise Short Volcanos (too shy to walk around)
Arise oh Wagons
To take your Mistress around
Dedicated to Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch, Ca'Covero,
24.2.2010
My Three Beatrices (Bringers to Bliss), Mystical
Theologians:
  
Mrs. Hanna-Kaisa Hartala
Ms.S
Ms. Anne-Mari Nygård
Mr J.H. - the wisest and humblest pastor known to me - but no
photograph...
Mr. Anssi-Christian Vuolineva, a genius of an art historian and art and antiques
collector - and my Treasurer and Heir Presumptive
Mr Leo
Lindholm - a staunch ally and as faithful a friend as a dog
;-) - I am very privileged!
My Greek teacher, Associate Professor of Exegetics at the
University of Helsinki (emeritus) Jarmo Kiilunen, who has has made
me love and admire the Greek language and culture -
Σ́ας
ε̉υχαριστώ
πολύ
̉από
την καρδιά
Mr Antti Hämäläinen, a tender-hearted and gifted Artist and
a True Friend
Three of the greatest adventures of my life:
- this is X
- and this Y, oh why...?
-
and this is the mysterious Z
Two spiritual leaders who have had a great impact on me -
in fact, I've lived one year with each of them in a discipleship
house led by each of them! Boy was that an adventure...
;-)
Chef John Paulk, Portland, Oregon, USA
James Monger, London, UK
My teenage role model (scary, isn't it..?); here as a young man....
 
...and here painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV, 1643-1715
(and Yours Truly in Paris April 2016...) - a proper introduction to the Art of the Mirror, i.e. Vanity,
Narcissism and Power struggle of a certain lifestyle:
I am indeed honoured to be able to call these two worthy men
my dear 'enemies' (tongue in cheek, of course...) ;-) - we have
quite a history...,
Charmingly implacable, implacably charming:
 
The complete opposite of the drama above: The Two Lions
who support me come what may - you know who you are:
(The Lion Gate of Mycenae)

Another one of my role models: Elizabeth I (the Great)
of England, reigned 1558-1603,
the Virgin Queen; no bastard suitors, please! ;-)
She had the very helpful motto video et taceo (I see,
and say nothing) and always delved into the Classics in Hebrew,
Greek and Latin before doing any government business, an example
that I follow ardently

Someone whose exactness, and thus, productivity and creativity, I endeavour to
emulate: Philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804, both in Königsberg,
Prussia); people set their clocks according to his daily walks. ,-)
Only exception: The day of the Storming of the Bastille, 14 July,
1789....
These Two Men Have Also Greatly Helped Me:
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