"Gentle Courage" Fine Art Print

I was born in Moers, Germany, in 1993. As a child I loved playing with friends, being outside, being wild, but at the same time I always had a very quiet, withdrawn nature. As soon as I could read, I sank into books and fantasy worlds. Early on I sought self-expression through writing, drawing and painting. At a young age, I crafted the wildest, endlessly thick books, wrote countless stories in them, created worlds and characters and glued unthinkable things onto these pages: Leaves and flowers - fresh from the garden -, glitter, stickers, sand, stones, fabrics and figures, liquids sealed in foil, bird seed. I painted as much as I could, I believed in elves and fairies and magic and the reality of dreams, I believed in a parallel existence of all these worlds, and today I think that all of that was an attempt to somehow grasp my very rich, deep inner self and make it tangible for others. Further down the line, my fascination with the complex was partly mirrored by my constant interest in the unconscious and the desire to gain an intense access to it. I noticed my pronounced ability to empathize and also observed that my intuition became increasingly stronger and astonishing the more authentically I was connected with myself and the world around me. Later in life I understood that I am highly sensitive. Honestly, I think that children should be able to preserve these aspects of unfiltered creativity always and carry them over into adult life. That's what I want to process and convey with my art: Deep (self-)reflection combined with this raw magic that can be found in everyday life and at the same time creates a portal to dreaming of distant worlds. Depth, mystery, thoughtfulness. Beauty, emotion, soul.