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So I found out that it might be the case that I got into an uncomfortable situation recently because I opened up about an injustice. I stood up for myself and strangely enough fell victim to cost cutting measures shortly after.

This is exactly the look I have to offer to those people. Who can not take truth, criticism or simply other opinions.

I admit it's not the first time I made enemies because of putting spotlight on things that are wrong! But far too often I did not say anything. I told myself it was not my business, I did not dare to speak up etc.

And I'm posting this here as a reminder to myself to NEVER back off again.

Enjoy!

So I found out that it might be the case that I got into an uncomfortable situation recently because I opened up about an injustice. I stood up for myself and strangely enough fell victim to cost cutting measures shortly after.

This is exactly the look I have to offer to those people. Who can not take truth, criticism or simply other opinions.

I admit it's not the first time I made enemies because of putting spotlight on things that are wrong! But far too often I did not say anything. I told myself it was not my business, I did not dare to speak up etc.

And I'm posting this here as a reminder to myself to NEVER back off again.

Enjoy!

Exploring art means exploring the psychological meaning behind fanship. Why are we drawn to certain artists, artworks, or creative worlds? Is it silly to spend time and thought on these things? Is it a sign of deficits — of foolishness, even — as some might assume?

Should we pay attention only to the people who surround us in real, everyday life?
No — and here's why.

In 2006, a study introduced the Celebrity Attitude Scale, which identifies three stages of fan attachment:

Entertainment-Social — the most harmless stage. You follow someone out of enjoyment and love talking about them with friends.

Intense-Personal — it gets more personal. You see this person as a kindred spirit and find yourself thinking about them often.

Borderline-Pathological — the problematic stage, characterized by compulsive behaviors. This is extremely rare and usually linked to other psychological difficulties.

The vast majority of fans sit comfortably in stages one or two. And that's worth saying out loud: it is healthy to find inspiration and comfort in other people — whether they are fictional, real but unreachable, or somewhere in between. When we connect with others who are drawn to the same energy, we create relationships that resonate on a deeper level.

Humans have always been drawn to idolization. Consider the commandment: "You shall have no other gods before me" — and that's perhaps the crucial point. The moment we place someone on too high a pedestal, we risk not only disappointment (they are, after all, only human) but something older and more philosophical: sin.

The word sin, etymologically, means missing the target. So if admiring someone begins to make you unhappy — because you can't get closer, or because no real person measures up to your idealized Mr. Darcy — you are missing the point. And the point is building your own life.
That is why we are told not to worship idols.

But as long as being a fan means enriching your life through inspiration, comfort, dreams, a sense of belonging, feeling seen, making new friends, or simply feeling at home when you hear someone's voice, being connected to that sense of intuition and resonance— It's something to be envied.

Exploring art means exploring the psychological meaning behind fanship. Why are we drawn to certain artists, artworks, or creative worlds? Is it silly to spend time and thought on these things? Is it a sign of deficits — of foolishness, even — as some might assume?

Should we pay attention only to the people who surround us in real, everyday life?
No — and here's why.

In 2006, a study introduced the Celebrity Attitude Scale, which identifies three stages of fan attachment:

Entertainment-Social — the most harmless stage. You follow someone out of enjoyment and love talking about them with friends.

Intense-Personal — it gets more personal. You see this person as a kindred spirit and find yourself thinking about them often.

Borderline-Pathological — the problematic stage, characterized by compulsive behaviors. This is extremely rare and usually linked to other psychological difficulties.

The vast majority of fans sit comfortably in stages one or two. And that's worth saying out loud: it is healthy to find inspiration and comfort in other people — whether they are fictional, real but unreachable, or somewhere in between. When we connect with others who are drawn to the same energy, we create relationships that resonate on a deeper level.

Humans have always been drawn to idolization. Consider the commandment: "You shall have no other gods before me" — and that's perhaps the crucial point. The moment we place someone on too high a pedestal, we risk not only disappointment (they are, after all, only human) but something older and more philosophical: sin.

The word sin, etymologically, means missing the target. So if admiring someone begins to make you unhappy — because you can't get closer, or because no real person measures up to your idealized Mr. Darcy — you are missing the point. And the point is building your own life.
That is why we are told not to worship idols.

But as long as being a fan means enriching your life through inspiration, comfort, dreams, a sense of belonging, feeling seen, making new friends, or simply feeling at home when you hear someone's voice, being connected to that sense of intuition and resonance— It's something to be envied.

Bilder sagen mehr als 1000 Worte?
Wer diesen Spruch schon mal hinterfragt hat muss zwangsläufig bei der Kunst und Kunsttherapie landen 😁

Auch dieser Post zeigt ein paar Eindrücke aus dem workshop, die mit Worten nicht eingefangen werden können.

Danke für die tollen Fotos und mehr an 📷souls.art.work

Link zur Anmeldung in der Bio oder per DM, ich freu mich!

#kreativworkshop #kunstworkshop

Bilder sagen mehr als 1000 Worte?
Wer diesen Spruch schon mal hinterfragt hat muss zwangsläufig bei der Kunst und Kunsttherapie landen 😁

Auch dieser Post zeigt ein paar Eindrücke aus dem workshop, die mit Worten nicht eingefangen werden können.

Danke für die tollen Fotos und mehr an 📷souls.art.work

Link zur Anmeldung in der Bio oder per DM, ich freu mich!

#kreativworkshop #kunstworkshop

Emiliy (Dickinson) having a smoke.

Maybe she's having a moment to recover from a person as described in Pulp's "Like a friend":

"You are the last drink I never should have drunk.
You are the body hidden in the trunk.
You are the habit I can't seem to kick.
You are my secrets on the front page every week.
You are the car I never should have bought.
You are the train I never should have caught.
You are the cut that makes me hide my face.
You are the party that makes me feel my age."

Oh I (we) love Pulp!

#pulp #portraitpainting #lyrics

Emiliy (Dickinson) having a smoke.

Maybe she's having a moment to recover from a person as described in Pulp's "Like a friend":

"You are the last drink I never should have drunk.
You are the body hidden in the trunk.
You are the habit I can't seem to kick.
You are my secrets on the front page every week.
You are the car I never should have bought.
You are the train I never should have caught.
You are the cut that makes me hide my face.
You are the party that makes me feel my age."

Oh I (we) love Pulp!

#pulp #portraitpainting #lyrics

Am 25.4. widmen wir uns dem Thema Selbstermächtigung.
In der Kunst sind wir sozusagen die eigenen Machthaber. Es bleibt uns komplett selbst überlassen, wie und was wir gestalten.
Wir üben im Gestalten, wie es ist, selbst Verantwortung zu übernehmen und plötzlich erweitert sich das Feld wo wir denn eigentlich überall was ändern könnten. Vielleicht wird uns aber auch bewusst, dass wir zwar eh könnten aber gar nicht wollen. Im Erfahren des "eigenen Meisters" in der Kunst integrieren wir diese Freiheit auch fürs Leben.

Wie kann sich das anfühlen?
Schauen wir mal.
Schauen wir zusammen.

Am 25.4. von 14:30 - 17:30 im Zentrum für mentale Gesundheit @denkweise_wien , in der Stuckgasse 12, im 7. Bezirk.

Anmeldung am besten über die website oder gleich hier. Link zur website in der Bio.

Ich freu mich auf alle, die Lust haben, keine Vorkenntnisse notwendig, nix notwendig.

#kreativworkshop #kunstworkshop #kunsttherapie

Am 25.4. widmen wir uns dem Thema Selbstermächtigung.
In der Kunst sind wir sozusagen die eigenen Machthaber. Es bleibt uns komplett selbst überlassen, wie und was wir gestalten.
Wir üben im Gestalten, wie es ist, selbst Verantwortung zu übernehmen und plötzlich erweitert sich das Feld wo wir denn eigentlich überall was ändern könnten. Vielleicht wird uns aber auch bewusst, dass wir zwar eh könnten aber gar nicht wollen. Im Erfahren des "eigenen Meisters" in der Kunst integrieren wir diese Freiheit auch fürs Leben.

Wie kann sich das anfühlen?
Schauen wir mal.
Schauen wir zusammen.

Am 25.4. von 14:30 - 17:30 im Zentrum für mentale Gesundheit @denkweise_wien , in der Stuckgasse 12, im 7. Bezirk.

Anmeldung am besten über die website oder gleich hier. Link zur website in der Bio.

Ich freu mich auf alle, die Lust haben, keine Vorkenntnisse notwendig, nix notwendig.

#kreativworkshop #kunstworkshop #kunsttherapie

We may know what we like and dislike, but art reveals a far deeper layer of consciousness. Why we like and dislike for example.

In creating, we connect with the unconscious. We open a door — and something in us dares to show itself.
Sometimes what emerges feels obvious. Sometimes it needs to surface again and again until we feel ready to receive it.

In the act of creating, we forget the world around us and return to ourselves. That is how the self feels seen — and from that feeling of being seen, it finds the courage to appear.

Take one participant in my workshop, who created a collage filled with images connected to her work. She knew she was busy — but in that moment, she realized for herself that the topic was literally consuming her.

That is just one example of how it works: the insight is different for everyone, and there are no rules or universal conclusions. Your art is your very personal answer to your very personal interior.

Hope you enjoy my random carousel post. I can't spread too much meaningfulness in one post.

#1: 📷 soul.art.work

#whyartmatters

We may know what we like and dislike, but art reveals a far deeper layer of consciousness. Why we like and dislike for example.

In creating, we connect with the unconscious. We open a door — and something in us dares to show itself.
Sometimes what emerges feels obvious. Sometimes it needs to surface again and again until we feel ready to receive it.

In the act of creating, we forget the world around us and return to ourselves. That is how the self feels seen — and from that feeling of being seen, it finds the courage to appear.

Take one participant in my workshop, who created a collage filled with images connected to her work. She knew she was busy — but in that moment, she realized for herself that the topic was literally consuming her.

That is just one example of how it works: the insight is different for everyone, and there are no rules or universal conclusions. Your art is your very personal answer to your very personal interior.

Hope you enjoy my random carousel post. I can't spread too much meaningfulness in one post.

#1: 📷 soul.art.work

#whyartmatters

Lately I loved this little painting. She' s coming with me tomorrow to be exhibited. Stay tuned.

#oilportraitpainting #portraitpainting #oilpainting

Lately I loved this little painting. She' s coming with me tomorrow to be exhibited. Stay tuned.

#oilportraitpainting #portraitpainting #oilpainting

.There is a famous quote by the American author Kurt Vonnegut:
"Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."

When we paint, we move through a succession of states: an idea forms, we try to bring it from the inside out — onto the canvas.
We fail. We fix. We suffer and rejoice and fail again. We put something of ourselves into it that we can't quite name. And in the end, there is something that wasn't there before — something we made.

Whether we're satisfied with it or not, there is this feeling: that we brought something into existence, and that in doing so, we experienced our own becoming. How we meet failure. How we meet success. How we meet ourselves within the process.

When we dedicate ourselves to an art over a longer period of time, something else happens too. We don't only make things — we become something. A painter. A dancer. An actor.

But getting better means moving closer to the ability to express the truest version of ourselves and our ideas. So in the end, it was never really just about the art.
It was about becoming who we are.

#arttherapy #whyartmatters

1. 📷 souls.art.work
2. Mine
3. Mine
4. Schönbrunn

.There is a famous quote by the American author Kurt Vonnegut:
"Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."

When we paint, we move through a succession of states: an idea forms, we try to bring it from the inside out — onto the canvas.
We fail. We fix. We suffer and rejoice and fail again. We put something of ourselves into it that we can't quite name. And in the end, there is something that wasn't there before — something we made.

Whether we're satisfied with it or not, there is this feeling: that we brought something into existence, and that in doing so, we experienced our own becoming. How we meet failure. How we meet success. How we meet ourselves within the process.

When we dedicate ourselves to an art over a longer period of time, something else happens too. We don't only make things — we become something. A painter. A dancer. An actor.

But getting better means moving closer to the ability to express the truest version of ourselves and our ideas. So in the end, it was never really just about the art.
It was about becoming who we are.

#arttherapy #whyartmatters

1. 📷 souls.art.work
2. Mine
3. Mine
4. Schönbrunn

Obviously I always come back to Oscar Wilde but apparently it is a quote from The Picture of Dorian Gray: "Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."

I was reflecting on why I love to paint some people and some not although I love them.... and... the answer is very personal. 🤓
Art brings out your deepest hidden answers.

And this video is short, I really need my phone for the reference and the music, how shall I film the process. 😅

#oilpainting #oilportraitpainting #arttherapy

Obviously I always come back to Oscar Wilde but apparently it is a quote from The Picture of Dorian Gray: "Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."

I was reflecting on why I love to paint some people and some not although I love them.... and... the answer is very personal. 🤓
Art brings out your deepest hidden answers.

And this video is short, I really need my phone for the reference and the music, how shall I film the process. 😅

#oilpainting #oilportraitpainting #arttherapy

"You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important."

Although hardly anyone of us can relate to Dostoyevsky's experiences, this quote from James Baldwin sums it up pretty well.

Art may seem like just the topping on the ice cream when it comes to our daily needs, but it's definitely more than that — when we've had a challenging day and enjoy a film, when we're sad, or even when we just need to clean the house and put on some music.
Or just think of the difference between a room with or without any art on the walls.

It's about our very daily life, and it adds humanity, connection, joy, beauty, and comfort to our lives.

Which art form you couldn’t live without?

( I bet you can't choose only one😉)

📷souls.art.work

#jamesbaldwin #whyartmatters #art #arttherapy

"You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important."

Although hardly anyone of us can relate to Dostoyevsky's experiences, this quote from James Baldwin sums it up pretty well.

Art may seem like just the topping on the ice cream when it comes to our daily needs, but it's definitely more than that — when we've had a challenging day and enjoy a film, when we're sad, or even when we just need to clean the house and put on some music.
Or just think of the difference between a room with or without any art on the walls.

It's about our very daily life, and it adds humanity, connection, joy, beauty, and comfort to our lives.

Which art form you couldn’t live without?

( I bet you can't choose only one😉)

📷souls.art.work

#jamesbaldwin #whyartmatters #art #arttherapy

A sneak peek at the photo shoot I did for my new website with the wonderful soul. from souls.art.work!

I hate posing and I hardly have any mirrors at home. It's kinda like Russian roulette how I look when I leave the house, and I'm always surprised when I see myself in photos.

In this case I was positively surprised. She captured me doing my thing — without posing, without fake-looking — authenticity is what it's all about.💘

A sneak peek at the photo shoot I did for my new website with the wonderful soul. from souls.art.work!

I hate posing and I hardly have any mirrors at home. It's kinda like Russian roulette how I look when I leave the house, and I'm always surprised when I see myself in photos.

In this case I was positively surprised. She captured me doing my thing — without posing, without fake-looking — authenticity is what it's all about.💘

I thought I'd need business cards and so I started from scratch, not knowing what to put there.
I changed the "titles" of who I am several times and it all felt wrong. And suddenly it clicked. There is this value I carry that was shouting from within, opposing to be defined — as it needs to be free and is allergic to being put in a box.
I guess that's also the reason why I'm no fan of too much goal-setting and manifestation.
I prefer to remain fluid. Which doesn't mean I don't believe in vision and goals. My goal is simply to keep my intuition alive as best I can — and keep trusting.

Maybe Oscar Wilde ment something similar whennhe wrote:
"If you want to be a grocer, or a general, or a politician, or a judge, you will invariably become it; that is your punishment. If you never know what you want to be, if you live what some might call the dynamic life but what I will call the artistic life, if each day you are unsure of who you are and what you know you will never become anything, and that is your reward."

I thought I'd need business cards and so I started from scratch, not knowing what to put there.
I changed the "titles" of who I am several times and it all felt wrong. And suddenly it clicked. There is this value I carry that was shouting from within, opposing to be defined — as it needs to be free and is allergic to being put in a box.
I guess that's also the reason why I'm no fan of too much goal-setting and manifestation.
I prefer to remain fluid. Which doesn't mean I don't believe in vision and goals. My goal is simply to keep my intuition alive as best I can — and keep trusting.

Maybe Oscar Wilde ment something similar whennhe wrote:
"If you want to be a grocer, or a general, or a politician, or a judge, you will invariably become it; that is your punishment. If you never know what you want to be, if you live what some might call the dynamic life but what I will call the artistic life, if each day you are unsure of who you are and what you know you will never become anything, and that is your reward."

There is a very specific phenomenon — and I'll speak for myself, though I suspect I'm not alone in this.
On one hand, I feel like an absolute impostor: someone with no real idea of what they're doing, where every painting falls short of being taken seriously.
On the other hand, there is a quiet self-confidence in me that made me take a black-and-white photograph from the 1960s and paint my mother onto a 90×60 canvas — as a very first portrait painting ever, simply because I felt I could.

There is a voice inside me that believes it belongs to one of the greatest artists alive, while simultaneously knowing it still needs more practice. As if greatness is not a destination but something perpetually on the verge of breaking through — every painting just one step away from something magnificent.
That artistic soul simply wants to be seen. It is sometimes arrogant, sometimes desperate and angry and completely sincere about both.

Schiele supposedly said at the age of 17 "I will come so far that people will tremble before my paintings."
It's this crazy self esteem paired with a soul that trembles beneath it all.

Tell me that I' m not alone in this 🤓

There is a very specific phenomenon — and I'll speak for myself, though I suspect I'm not alone in this.
On one hand, I feel like an absolute impostor: someone with no real idea of what they're doing, where every painting falls short of being taken seriously.
On the other hand, there is a quiet self-confidence in me that made me take a black-and-white photograph from the 1960s and paint my mother onto a 90×60 canvas — as a very first portrait painting ever, simply because I felt I could.

There is a voice inside me that believes it belongs to one of the greatest artists alive, while simultaneously knowing it still needs more practice. As if greatness is not a destination but something perpetually on the verge of breaking through — every painting just one step away from something magnificent.
That artistic soul simply wants to be seen. It is sometimes arrogant, sometimes desperate and angry and completely sincere about both.

Schiele supposedly said at the age of 17 "I will come so far that people will tremble before my paintings."
It's this crazy self esteem paired with a soul that trembles beneath it all.

Tell me that I' m not alone in this 🤓

Happy birthday to my emotional support #1 poet, that is of course @peterdohertyofficial 💘

That's what art is for - you can't explain exactly how or why, but it's there for you.
Even more beautiful when the person behind the art is such a soul!

(paintings by me 🥸)

#peterdoherty #portraitpainting #arttherapy

Happy birthday to my emotional support #1 poet, that is of course @peterdohertyofficial 💘

That's what art is for - you can't explain exactly how or why, but it's there for you.
Even more beautiful when the person behind the art is such a soul!

(paintings by me 🥸)

#peterdoherty #portraitpainting #arttherapy

In the Bible, one of Adam’s first tasks was to name all the animals. And we all know the endless descriptions of who is whose son. It’s never just “someone” — people are called by their names.

We tend to feel slightly offended when someone forgets our name, and appreciated when someone remembers it and calls us by it. It’s a simple but powerful form of being seen.

Some believe that even the meaning of a name can influence a person’s character. “Nomen est omen” comes from Latin times B.C., and if we believe that words can function like spells, there might be something to it.

My name means peace, and I can truly identify with that. My signature consists of my initials, but at the same time it can also be read as “MIR”, which in Slavic languages also means peace.

How do you feel about the portrait? Does it change something, if you know it's "Edgar"?

#portraitpainting #arttherapy

In the Bible, one of Adam’s first tasks was to name all the animals. And we all know the endless descriptions of who is whose son. It’s never just “someone” — people are called by their names.

We tend to feel slightly offended when someone forgets our name, and appreciated when someone remembers it and calls us by it. It’s a simple but powerful form of being seen.

Some believe that even the meaning of a name can influence a person’s character. “Nomen est omen” comes from Latin times B.C., and if we believe that words can function like spells, there might be something to it.

My name means peace, and I can truly identify with that. My signature consists of my initials, but at the same time it can also be read as “MIR”, which in Slavic languages also means peace.

How do you feel about the portrait? Does it change something, if you know it's "Edgar"?

#portraitpainting #arttherapy

Ok I am talking about myself generalising it. Sorry.

Also I did not count the reasons.

Where are my soulmates? 😎

#creativity
#arttherapy

Ok I am talking about myself generalising it. Sorry.

Also I did not count the reasons.

Where are my soulmates? 😎

#creativity
#arttherapy

1988. A seven-year-old Irina watched her parents unwrap a gift from a friend—an exceptional painter, that was Jovan Ćurčić.

I still remember the excitement so vividly. It was a portrait of me.
I could hardly believe it. Having a portrait of oneself felt so out of reach, almost unreal. And the fact that someone could paint so realistically seemed like magic.

There was the awe for technical skill, the mystery of capturing a person, the emotional charge of being seen, and the powerful transformation from human to image — all experienced through the eyes of a seven-year-old girl.

I guess I’ve been fascinated by portraits ever since.

#portraitpainting

1988. A seven-year-old Irina watched her parents unwrap a gift from a friend—an exceptional painter, that was Jovan Ćurčić.

I still remember the excitement so vividly. It was a portrait of me.
I could hardly believe it. Having a portrait of oneself felt so out of reach, almost unreal. And the fact that someone could paint so realistically seemed like magic.

There was the awe for technical skill, the mystery of capturing a person, the emotional charge of being seen, and the powerful transformation from human to image — all experienced through the eyes of a seven-year-old girl.

I guess I’ve been fascinated by portraits ever since.

#portraitpainting

In this month’s Indie Art Club theme, we are exploring the junk journal.

By collecting things we find in everyday life, we not only practice sustainability, but also train our eye to notice beauty.

Seeing is one of the most important foundations of art. Whether it’s noticing the perfect angle for a photograph, the small detail that makes an image special, or looking at people and things without judgment.

What do you see?
Light, shadow, shapes, patterns, colours?

What is beautiful to you?
And what do you express in your own art?

#indieartclub

In this month’s Indie Art Club theme, we are exploring the junk journal.

By collecting things we find in everyday life, we not only practice sustainability, but also train our eye to notice beauty.

Seeing is one of the most important foundations of art. Whether it’s noticing the perfect angle for a photograph, the small detail that makes an image special, or looking at people and things without judgment.

What do you see?
Light, shadow, shapes, patterns, colours?

What is beautiful to you?
And what do you express in your own art?

#indieartclub

The Indie Art Club is online!!

Join via the Telegram Link in Bio!

Welcome to the Indie Art Club!💘

The goal here is to support each other in our creative process.

This is not about production or self-optimization.

This is about taking art seriously.

🪽 Maybe you want to create but don’t know where to begin.

🪽 Maybe you already create but feel alone with it.

🪽 Maybe you crave something analog in a world that never stops scrolling.

Then you're in the right place.

The idea is simple:
To motivate and gently challenge each other to take art seriously within our busy everyday lives.
It’s not about adding more to-dos.
It’s about keeping a poetic view of the world alive.

🐙 Your “rights & duties” as a member:

Once a month, you’ll receive a message from me — an inspirational introduction and a creative invitation for the month.

Throughout the month, you can share your thoughts, your process, or your results.

But the result is not the main thing.
It’s about the process.

How did you find inspiration?
Did you invite coincidence?
Was it easy or difficult for you?

By paying close attention to our inner world during the creative process, we strengthen our intuition.

We learn to listen inward.
And that feels essential in a world that constantly tries to distract and manipulate us.

This is a free space.
No costs.
No pressure.
If you skip a month — that’s completely fine.
Just stay respectful.
No negative comments on other people’s work.

The Indie Art Club is a quiet rebellion.

Against distraction, perfection and manipulation.
An invitation to feel alive.

The Indie Art Club is online!!

Join via the Telegram Link in Bio!

Welcome to the Indie Art Club!💘

The goal here is to support each other in our creative process.

This is not about production or self-optimization.

This is about taking art seriously.

🪽 Maybe you want to create but don’t know where to begin.

🪽 Maybe you already create but feel alone with it.

🪽 Maybe you crave something analog in a world that never stops scrolling.

Then you're in the right place.

The idea is simple:
To motivate and gently challenge each other to take art seriously within our busy everyday lives.
It’s not about adding more to-dos.
It’s about keeping a poetic view of the world alive.

🐙 Your “rights & duties” as a member:

Once a month, you’ll receive a message from me — an inspirational introduction and a creative invitation for the month.

Throughout the month, you can share your thoughts, your process, or your results.

But the result is not the main thing.
It’s about the process.

How did you find inspiration?
Did you invite coincidence?
Was it easy or difficult for you?

By paying close attention to our inner world during the creative process, we strengthen our intuition.

We learn to listen inward.
And that feels essential in a world that constantly tries to distract and manipulate us.

This is a free space.
No costs.
No pressure.
If you skip a month — that’s completely fine.
Just stay respectful.
No negative comments on other people’s work.

The Indie Art Club is a quiet rebellion.

Against distraction, perfection and manipulation.
An invitation to feel alive.

I found this artist on Instagram and started thinking about the beauty in his melancholic, beautiful aesthetic. No heaviness in the melancholy. No fake positivity — just charm.

I also thought about the many comments I’ve received about my own paintings:
“I like it, but it reminds me of melancholy, and I don’t want to hang it on my walls as it will make me sad”

As someone who needs to sell, I often thought to myself: Maybe I should just paint something more cheerful so people will buy it.

I tried. But it doesn’t work. Because it’s not my personal expression.
Instead, it’s about the beauty in the melancholy.

By painting humans in their vulnerable states — melancholic about the brokenness of this world — I show that there is beauty in it at the same time.

If you feel something when you look at the emotions I paint, it means we are connected through that feeling. That’s what art is about — showing us that we are not alone, but together in our collective emotions.

If you don’t want to hang it on your wall, I understand. That’s why I’ve created pocket-sized fine art prints — for your personal space or as a bookmark.

Do you wanna know the artist I found?

I found this artist on Instagram and started thinking about the beauty in his melancholic, beautiful aesthetic. No heaviness in the melancholy. No fake positivity — just charm.

I also thought about the many comments I’ve received about my own paintings:
“I like it, but it reminds me of melancholy, and I don’t want to hang it on my walls as it will make me sad”

As someone who needs to sell, I often thought to myself: Maybe I should just paint something more cheerful so people will buy it.

I tried. But it doesn’t work. Because it’s not my personal expression.
Instead, it’s about the beauty in the melancholy.

By painting humans in their vulnerable states — melancholic about the brokenness of this world — I show that there is beauty in it at the same time.

If you feel something when you look at the emotions I paint, it means we are connected through that feeling. That’s what art is about — showing us that we are not alone, but together in our collective emotions.

If you don’t want to hang it on your wall, I understand. That’s why I’ve created pocket-sized fine art prints — for your personal space or as a bookmark.

Do you wanna know the artist I found?

Healing my inner teenager.

I remember my teenage years so vividly — it feels like I remember every second of them.
Maybe that’s why I have so much compassion for today’s teens.

It’s such a hard time — but also a time of intensity.
Feelings are bigger, louder, deeper.
Sometimes I miss that intensity.
And at the same time, I’m quite okay with being an adult now.

Still… who says we can’t keep the beautiful parts of being a teenager?
The journaling, the dreaming...

Holding our memories like a vision board.

Maybe healing is simply allowing ourselves to keep the magic — without the chaos.

#arttherapy #kunsttherapie

Healing my inner teenager.

I remember my teenage years so vividly — it feels like I remember every second of them.
Maybe that’s why I have so much compassion for today’s teens.

It’s such a hard time — but also a time of intensity.
Feelings are bigger, louder, deeper.
Sometimes I miss that intensity.
And at the same time, I’m quite okay with being an adult now.

Still… who says we can’t keep the beautiful parts of being a teenager?
The journaling, the dreaming...

Holding our memories like a vision board.

Maybe healing is simply allowing ourselves to keep the magic — without the chaos.

#arttherapy #kunsttherapie

So I couldn’t sleep and went for some distraction but you can't go online without dealing with the immense cruelty we are faced with in this world.

Suddenly all my little problems feel meaningless and I wonder if I'm just childish to spend my time with silly art.

And actually No, I don't think it's silly.

Silly is to think, that we are reasonable human beings only if we fit into a system that is led by monsters.

We are made in God's likeness- which means we are built to create. Create meaning, create a life and create ourselves and our environment.

Art gives us the perfect playground and experimental field for these abilities.

It's not only about the creation of a beautiful painting - it's the skills that come with it.

It's the experiencing of 'becoming'.
It's the training of intuition.
It's the self empowerment.

Instead of drowning in the powerlessness-let's do something that is within our possibilities: create and pray.

#arttherapy

So I couldn’t sleep and went for some distraction but you can't go online without dealing with the immense cruelty we are faced with in this world.

Suddenly all my little problems feel meaningless and I wonder if I'm just childish to spend my time with silly art.

And actually No, I don't think it's silly.

Silly is to think, that we are reasonable human beings only if we fit into a system that is led by monsters.

We are made in God's likeness- which means we are built to create. Create meaning, create a life and create ourselves and our environment.

Art gives us the perfect playground and experimental field for these abilities.

It's not only about the creation of a beautiful painting - it's the skills that come with it.

It's the experiencing of 'becoming'.
It's the training of intuition.
It's the self empowerment.

Instead of drowning in the powerlessness-let's do something that is within our possibilities: create and pray.

#arttherapy

Budapest for the soul 🤍

#budapest #snow

Budapest for the soul 🤍

#budapest #snow

The to-do list doesn’t get any shorter,
and at some point it starts to feel like paralysis.
You think there’s no point in starting,
because you won’t manage everything anyway.

Psychology says something surprising:
Just do something. Anything. Even if it's not directly related to your to do list.
Not perfectly.
Not productively. Just get into motion.

That’s how creativity works too.
Sort your pens.
Scribble all over a page.
Glue meaningless scraps together.
And then watch 🧚🏻‍♂️

__________________________

Die To-dos werden nicht weniger – und irgendwann fühlt es sich an wie eine Lähmung.
Du denkst, es bringt nichts anzufangen, weil du ohnehin keine Chance hast, alles zu schaffen.

Die Psychologie sagt etwas Überraschendes:
Mach einfach irgendwas.
Auch wenn es nicht direkt mit den To-dos zu tun hat.

Durch Aktivierung kommt Bewegung ins System – und plötzlich fällt auch alles Weitere leichter.

Genauso ist es im kreativen Prozess.
Du willst einen Roman schreiben oder ein Bild malen, fühlst dich aber eingeschüchtert.

Perfektionismus und innerer Kritiker verderben dir schon vor dem ersten Strich den Spaß.

Dann fang irgendwo an.
Sortiere die Stifte.
Kritzel ein Blatt voll.
Klebe sinnlose Seitenschnipsel zusammen.
Und dann schau 🧚🏻‍♂️

The to-do list doesn’t get any shorter,
and at some point it starts to feel like paralysis.
You think there’s no point in starting,
because you won’t manage everything anyway.

Psychology says something surprising:
Just do something. Anything. Even if it's not directly related to your to do list.
Not perfectly.
Not productively. Just get into motion.

That’s how creativity works too.
Sort your pens.
Scribble all over a page.
Glue meaningless scraps together.
And then watch 🧚🏻‍♂️

__________________________

Die To-dos werden nicht weniger – und irgendwann fühlt es sich an wie eine Lähmung.
Du denkst, es bringt nichts anzufangen, weil du ohnehin keine Chance hast, alles zu schaffen.

Die Psychologie sagt etwas Überraschendes:
Mach einfach irgendwas.
Auch wenn es nicht direkt mit den To-dos zu tun hat.

Durch Aktivierung kommt Bewegung ins System – und plötzlich fällt auch alles Weitere leichter.

Genauso ist es im kreativen Prozess.
Du willst einen Roman schreiben oder ein Bild malen, fühlst dich aber eingeschüchtert.

Perfektionismus und innerer Kritiker verderben dir schon vor dem ersten Strich den Spaß.

Dann fang irgendwo an.
Sortiere die Stifte.
Kritzel ein Blatt voll.
Klebe sinnlose Seitenschnipsel zusammen.
Und dann schau 🧚🏻‍♂️

Gestern war ein wunderbarer Tag - Obsessionen wurden gepflanzt.😅

Thema des remagine Workshops war journaling und im Speziellen das junk journaling!

Warum grade junk journal?
Weil es mehr als alles andere mit Freiheit verbunden ist.
Alles ist möglich, wir können alles verwenden und entscheiden selbst über Format, Zweck und Ästhetik!

30 Euro Moleskine Notizbücher sind eine geile Sache zugegeben aber sie erzeugen Perfektionszwangsgedanken und die hemmen nur zu oft.

Wir lieben die Selbstermächtigung und entscheiden selbst.

Vielen Dank an die Teilnehmerinnen für einen wunderbaren Austausch!
_____________________

Yesterday was a wonderful day – obsessions were planted.
The theme of the remagine workshop was journaling, and more specifically: junk journaling.

Why junk journals?
Because more than anything else, they are connected to freedom.
Anything is possible. We can use everything, and we decide on the format, the purpose, and the aesthetic ourselves.

30-euro Moleskine notebooks are a great thing, no doubt – but they often trigger perfectionist thoughts, and those too often hold us back.
We love self-empowerment.
And we choose for ourselves

Gestern war ein wunderbarer Tag - Obsessionen wurden gepflanzt.😅

Thema des remagine Workshops war journaling und im Speziellen das junk journaling!

Warum grade junk journal?
Weil es mehr als alles andere mit Freiheit verbunden ist.
Alles ist möglich, wir können alles verwenden und entscheiden selbst über Format, Zweck und Ästhetik!

30 Euro Moleskine Notizbücher sind eine geile Sache zugegeben aber sie erzeugen Perfektionszwangsgedanken und die hemmen nur zu oft.

Wir lieben die Selbstermächtigung und entscheiden selbst.

Vielen Dank an die Teilnehmerinnen für einen wunderbaren Austausch!
_____________________

Yesterday was a wonderful day – obsessions were planted.
The theme of the remagine workshop was journaling, and more specifically: junk journaling.

Why junk journals?
Because more than anything else, they are connected to freedom.
Anything is possible. We can use everything, and we decide on the format, the purpose, and the aesthetic ourselves.

30-euro Moleskine notebooks are a great thing, no doubt – but they often trigger perfectionist thoughts, and those too often hold us back.
We love self-empowerment.
And we choose for ourselves

After receiving my diploma in art therapy on Sunday, after five years of studying, I realized that it’s almost exactly three years since I stopped working in a corporate office.

After school, I studied economics. I achieved everything that was within those predefined goals, but I knew it had never been the ultimate goal for me. So I quit and stepped into the unknown.

I got a job in an elderly care home that paid my bills, and working with the residents was a real pleasure. Unfortunately, my position was cut.
Tomorrow is the day I will have to say goodbye to all the lovely 80+ people there and start my life as a certified and self employed art therapist — without an actual Plan B.

And it feels good.
Through creating art, you get used to diving into the unknown and develop trust that this is actually a good place to be.

#mystory #arttherapy

After receiving my diploma in art therapy on Sunday, after five years of studying, I realized that it’s almost exactly three years since I stopped working in a corporate office.

After school, I studied economics. I achieved everything that was within those predefined goals, but I knew it had never been the ultimate goal for me. So I quit and stepped into the unknown.

I got a job in an elderly care home that paid my bills, and working with the residents was a real pleasure. Unfortunately, my position was cut.
Tomorrow is the day I will have to say goodbye to all the lovely 80+ people there and start my life as a certified and self employed art therapist — without an actual Plan B.

And it feels good.
Through creating art, you get used to diving into the unknown and develop trust that this is actually a good place to be.

#mystory #arttherapy

Why did I choose to call the project INDIE Art Club?

First of all, because art fosters independence.
It strengthens intuition — and by listening to our intuition, we become less dependent on external influences.

Then, of course, there’s the idea of indie itself:
making art by your own rules, not dictated by mainstream expectations, trends, or the pressure to perform.

And yes — it also has something to do with the music I love.
What we loosely call indie rock isn’t just a genre, it’s an attitude.
Indie sleaze, for example, was one of the last fashion statements rooted in a lifestyle.

In the 90s, we identified through the music we listened to — and dressed accordingly.
Music, aesthetics, and way of life were deeply intertwined.

Today, aesthetics and trends often exist detached from meaning.
Back then, messy, raw, emotional wasn’t just a look — it was a signal.

Indie sleaze in the early 2000s may have been the last trend that truly stood for something.

Swipe to meet the Indie Übermensch and indie prince 😎

Indie art club will be online
And it will be for free.

Why did I choose to call the project INDIE Art Club?

First of all, because art fosters independence.
It strengthens intuition — and by listening to our intuition, we become less dependent on external influences.

Then, of course, there’s the idea of indie itself:
making art by your own rules, not dictated by mainstream expectations, trends, or the pressure to perform.

And yes — it also has something to do with the music I love.
What we loosely call indie rock isn’t just a genre, it’s an attitude.
Indie sleaze, for example, was one of the last fashion statements rooted in a lifestyle.

In the 90s, we identified through the music we listened to — and dressed accordingly.
Music, aesthetics, and way of life were deeply intertwined.

Today, aesthetics and trends often exist detached from meaning.
Back then, messy, raw, emotional wasn’t just a look — it was a signal.

Indie sleaze in the early 2000s may have been the last trend that truly stood for something.

Swipe to meet the Indie Übermensch and indie prince 😎

Indie art club will be online
And it will be for free.

INDIE ART CLUB
Starts February 15th!

Do you see the woman on the right side of my collage?
Have you seen her before? Maybe you have — she’s taken from the painting “Liberty Leading the People” by Delacroix, painted in 1830.

Of course, it has something to do with revolution (we won’t dive too deep into history lessons here), but what I really want to share is the story behind the collage magic.

I sat down without any concrete intention, simply trying to collect my thoughts about the project. Somehow, it turned into my signature piece for the INDIE Art Club.

Mainly because, at the moment when I didn’t know what else to add, this painting appeared. And it was just perfect for the meaning of this club.

It’s all about liberty, independence from rigid systems, intuition, and listening to the voice within.

The voice that told me to pick up that one book — where I found “Liberty Leading the People.”

The quiet rebellion starts on February 15th.

Send me a DM if you don’t want to miss any news.

#artclub

INDIE ART CLUB
Starts February 15th!

Do you see the woman on the right side of my collage?
Have you seen her before? Maybe you have — she’s taken from the painting “Liberty Leading the People” by Delacroix, painted in 1830.

Of course, it has something to do with revolution (we won’t dive too deep into history lessons here), but what I really want to share is the story behind the collage magic.

I sat down without any concrete intention, simply trying to collect my thoughts about the project. Somehow, it turned into my signature piece for the INDIE Art Club.

Mainly because, at the moment when I didn’t know what else to add, this painting appeared. And it was just perfect for the meaning of this club.

It’s all about liberty, independence from rigid systems, intuition, and listening to the voice within.

The voice that told me to pick up that one book — where I found “Liberty Leading the People.”

The quiet rebellion starts on February 15th.

Send me a DM if you don’t want to miss any news.

#artclub

Reinventing yourself is not a plan.
It’s not asking who should I be now?

It’s allowing the parts of you that need space,that want to be felt and seen.

Art trains this muscle.Listening inward,
Trusting your gut.

Because in a world full of noise, your intuition is your most reliable guide.

INDIE ART CLUB
The quiet rebellion.

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DE
Sich neu zu erfinden ist kein durchdachter Vorgang.
Man setzt sich nicht hin und fragt sich: Wer will ich jetzt sein?

Vielmehr ist es ein Zulassen jener eigenen Anteile, die gerade Raum brauchen –
die gesehen und gelebt werden wollen.
Es ist das Ergebnis äußerer Einflussfaktoren ebenso wie innerer Prozesse.

Es gibt Künstler:innen, die sich immer wieder neu erfinden.
Ein Paradebeispiel ist David Bowie: Von Ziggy Stardust über The Thin White Duke erschuf er immer neue Gesamtkunstwerke – nicht nur in seiner Kunst, sondern in seinem gesamten Tun und Sein.

Doch was braucht es, um sich authentisch zu verändern
und nicht bloß neue Rollen überzustreifen?

Es braucht Offenheit.
Die Bereitschaft, mit den Gegebenheiten des Lebens zu spielen.
Und vor allem die Fähigkeit, zu spüren, was für einen selbst gerade stimmig und hilfreich ist.

In der Kunst dürfen wir genau diesen Muskel trainieren.
Das Hinhören und Hinspüren, das Lauschen auf Bauchgefühle und Eingebungen,
ist dem Kunstschaffen inhärent.

Gleichzeitig erfahren wir in der Kunst Selbstermächtigung:
Wir sind die Erschaffer unseres eigenen Universums.
Und – in gewisser Weise – auch unserer selbst.

Im INDIE ART CLUB wollen wir dieses Bauchgefühl trainieren.

Denn in einer Welt, in der man nicht mehr weiß, was man glauben kann, ist das Bauchgefühl oft unser verlässlichster Wegbegleiter.

Reinventing yourself is not a plan.
It’s not asking who should I be now?

It’s allowing the parts of you that need space,that want to be felt and seen.

Art trains this muscle.Listening inward,
Trusting your gut.

Because in a world full of noise, your intuition is your most reliable guide.

INDIE ART CLUB
The quiet rebellion.

-‐-‐---------------------------
DE
Sich neu zu erfinden ist kein durchdachter Vorgang.
Man setzt sich nicht hin und fragt sich: Wer will ich jetzt sein?

Vielmehr ist es ein Zulassen jener eigenen Anteile, die gerade Raum brauchen –
die gesehen und gelebt werden wollen.
Es ist das Ergebnis äußerer Einflussfaktoren ebenso wie innerer Prozesse.

Es gibt Künstler:innen, die sich immer wieder neu erfinden.
Ein Paradebeispiel ist David Bowie: Von Ziggy Stardust über The Thin White Duke erschuf er immer neue Gesamtkunstwerke – nicht nur in seiner Kunst, sondern in seinem gesamten Tun und Sein.

Doch was braucht es, um sich authentisch zu verändern
und nicht bloß neue Rollen überzustreifen?

Es braucht Offenheit.
Die Bereitschaft, mit den Gegebenheiten des Lebens zu spielen.
Und vor allem die Fähigkeit, zu spüren, was für einen selbst gerade stimmig und hilfreich ist.

In der Kunst dürfen wir genau diesen Muskel trainieren.
Das Hinhören und Hinspüren, das Lauschen auf Bauchgefühle und Eingebungen,
ist dem Kunstschaffen inhärent.

Gleichzeitig erfahren wir in der Kunst Selbstermächtigung:
Wir sind die Erschaffer unseres eigenen Universums.
Und – in gewisser Weise – auch unserer selbst.

Im INDIE ART CLUB wollen wir dieses Bauchgefühl trainieren.

Denn in einer Welt, in der man nicht mehr weiß, was man glauben kann, ist das Bauchgefühl oft unser verlässlichster Wegbegleiter.

Auf Einladung einer Gablitzer Partei mit lauter feinen Menschen durfte ich am Samstag im örtlichen Dorfcafé mein Lieblingsthema, die Kunsttherapie vorstellen.

Auch die wunderbare Glasperlenkünstlerin @grenzenlos_kreativ Maria Landau hat über ihre Leidenschaft erzählt und auch im Publikum saßen viele Kunstschaffende.

Kein Wunder, dass es ein super netter Vormittag war also.
Wundervoll festgehalten von souls.art.work!

Vielen lieben Dank dafür!
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EN

At the invitation of a local political party in Gablitz — made up of lovely people — I had the pleasure of presenting my favorite topic, art therapy, on Saturday at the village café.

The wonderful glass bead artist @grenzenlos_kreativ Maria Landau also spoke about her passion, and the audience included many fellow creatives.

No wonder it turned into such a lovely morning.
Beautifully captured by souls.art.work!

Thank you very much for this!

#kunsttherapie #gablitz #arttherapy

Auf Einladung einer Gablitzer Partei mit lauter feinen Menschen durfte ich am Samstag im örtlichen Dorfcafé mein Lieblingsthema, die Kunsttherapie vorstellen.

Auch die wunderbare Glasperlenkünstlerin @grenzenlos_kreativ Maria Landau hat über ihre Leidenschaft erzählt und auch im Publikum saßen viele Kunstschaffende.

Kein Wunder, dass es ein super netter Vormittag war also.
Wundervoll festgehalten von souls.art.work!

Vielen lieben Dank dafür!
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EN

At the invitation of a local political party in Gablitz — made up of lovely people — I had the pleasure of presenting my favorite topic, art therapy, on Saturday at the village café.

The wonderful glass bead artist @grenzenlos_kreativ Maria Landau also spoke about her passion, and the audience included many fellow creatives.

No wonder it turned into such a lovely morning.
Beautifully captured by souls.art.work!

Thank you very much for this!

#kunsttherapie #gablitz #arttherapy

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