Piece description from the artist
This art piece as my amazing Akashic Record reader said when she saw this piece is: “It is cleansing and healing and heavy. I see water and static all at once.” As I approached the canvas my intention was to go through a form of ceremony of letting go of my illusion of control and having a funeral for the expectations I once had that never transpired (we all have dreams, expectations, hopes that sometimes just don't happen – life has other plans). However, there is always hope. The blue represents the process of cleansing it all with water to make space for the new. Water and static my friends, water and static.
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What makes this painting more interesting and meaningful to me, is I painted it outdoors where right infront of me was a school filled with kids gearing up for their future, I carried them in my thoughts and wished them ease as they live life and inevitably experiences both darkness and light. Reminds me how even in a concrete jungle, I can bring beauty wherever I go. Similarly I can bring light wherever there is darkness.
Hi, I’m Aida and I’m an Artist :) It took me a long time to embrace the ‘Artist’ label but now I know this is who I am – I’m Aida and I’m an Artist :) I’m an Artist because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. The darker the shadow the brighter the light…..My Rheumatoid Arthritis is my shadow. My art is my light.
When I was 20 years old I was diagnosed with my shadow and, subsequently, semi paralyzed for 4.5 years. I was bed bound. Life had literally dealt me a bad hand – I had irreparable damage to both of my hands – and left me down, desperate, and depressed. When I was in this place I asked myself ‘what would I do today if today was my last day’? The answer was painting, so guess what, I painted! However, I didn’t paint with paint brushes, I painted only with my hands. Why? To demonstrate to myself and to the world that I am not damaged and this dysmorphia will not define me. I have never and will never pick up a paint brush. My hands are all I need. I love my hands now. One question set me on a path to turn my darkness into light. My next question is ‘how can I spark wonder with my art and use art and coaching to help people feel seen, heard, and loved?’
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