Size: 150 x 170 cm The Beginning: The First Family Portrait At the end of 2024, I created my first family portrait. My client gave me complete freedom, and the moment I received the portrait of their family, I felt that I wanted to do something completely different than what I was used to. I normally choose to paint almost no backgrounds, keeping colors minimal, and focused entirely on the subjects. This time, however, the word “zebra” came to me and I felt that I wanted to m

No One Wants to Remember Trauma. "No one wants to remember trauma. In that sense, society is not much different from the victims themselves. We all want to live in a world that feels safe, controllable, and predictable, and victims remind us that this is not always the case. To understand trauma, we must overcome our natural resistance to face that reality and learn to summon the courage to listen to the testimonies of those affected by trauma."
 Bessel van der Kolk, The Body

The invisible world has never really been invisible to me. Even as a child, I could feel it sometimes intensely, sometimes softly but always present. I dreamed vividly. I could sense the atmosphere in a room with sharp precision, often catching just one line from a conversation that revealed more than the words being said. I could feel people’s emotions deeply. But for a long time, I didn’t know what to do with all of it. It made me wobbly. Unsteady. Insecure. At the same tim

There’s a reason why you were born into your family. It’s no accident. From a larger perspective, the soul level, you made a conscious choice. Before you incarnated on Earth, you, together with your team of guides, angels, and planners, created a detailed plan. A soul contract. This contract outlines your journey on Earth: what experiences you will have, what lessons you will learn, and what wounds you will heal and overcome. Not as a punishment, but as a process of growth. Y