Pigments de joie

Can you tell I'm excited and that I screech like a child receiving one of the most precious gifts at Christmas? Good! You should! Because I feel like shouting from the rooftops: Christmas is around the corner. Mine!

It's been a wish I made upon a thought after the death of my mom. When she passed away blind. Shortly after her death, I began to be tickled by a thirst for color in my life. I wanted to paint but I hadn't studied for that. Between doubts and the vivid belief that my mom would finally be able to see the colors of the world from high up there, I took a brush, I watched YouTube and I painted. Within a few months, in December I was exhibiting my work on the walls of my house. We cleared the furniture and hung my creations on every spot available. What a celebration!

Then... I stopped. I was satiated.

Until... last year when a sudden urge of touching the paint took me by surprise. My journey had not stopped, it had just paused for a while. A new technique and a fresh view of the world, learning to let go of the control and to enjoy my body deeply involved in the creation process.

I've struggled a bit when I realized that I will never be able to control all factors that make an exquisite pour. I also realized how much control I am using in my life to reach certain results and how astonished and in awe I am when I surrender and all of a sudden the Universe gifts me a 'Christmas present'. I would never be able to match the Universe's resources and a masterful touch of the pouring lines. I can only admire, absorb, imbibe my soul with them and be infinitely grateful!

On the 31st of January, at 18:30, in Gembloux, in a gorgeous place - Atrium 57 in Gembloux - you are invited to celebrate a dream playing on canvas: Pigments de joie, my very first public exhibition! Let's raise a glass and wish upon a dream that all our dreams come true!

Thank you Jacinta and Michelle for believing in me and for all your support in making this happen! Truly, how did I get so lucky?

Excited and giggly,

Selena