Art&Love · 28. November 2024
Today, I went down to the cellar and, for the first time since moving, unpacked my sketchbooks from their boxes. Flipping through them feels like having a conversation with my younger self—like stepping into young Maria's mind, hearing her thoughts, and seeing them brought to life. Exploring my old sketchbooks is like traveling in a time machine. They are sweet, loyal,and at times, brutally honest companions from different chapters of my life. Silent witnesses to my most intimate emotions....
Art&Love · 31. März 2024
The first drawing in this little but precious sketchbook is from February 2008. My first semester, when I moved out, when home had changed forever. The last sketch is from 2016. Same sketchbook, another Maria. 2016. When I started painting again, when I took part in my first exhibition. All the tears, joy and changes I went through during those 8 years. 2024, another 8 years have passed, again I have grown so much, again another Maria. I am holding this little sketchbook in my hand and can’t...