Meet
Eliise Tikka
an artist based in Estonia
MY STORY
I have struggled with putting my story into words. I’m constantly changing – becoming one version of myself and then, after a while, being reborn anew. My paintings reflect what I need in my life at the time. I believe that people, who need the same energy in their lives,
will find their way to me and my art.
I have come to know myself so much
better through art.
Art is the space where you can be as free as a child at play
My art journey
started in
childhood.
Mom says I have been painting or creating something all the time ever since I was a toddler. I remember how colorful and magical the world around me was, when I was a child. There were infinite possibilities and nothing I couldn’t do.
I even knew how to intentionally fly in my dreams, and that seemed like a perfectly normal skill to have.
At some point, life kicked in, and I lost my wings. I continued drawing, doodling, and sometimes painting as a teenager, but I didn’t believe in myself that way anymore. My inner critic had moved in. This led to a period in my early twenties where I didn’t create much.
NEW BEGINNING
I picked up a pencil again when I was 24 and decided to draw all different kinds of owls with my boyfriend. It felt easy to start again, but I wasn’t satisfied. When I turned 27 and became a mom, it brought back the memory of how it felt as a child.
I got the courage to buy a set of acrylic paints and brushes and to start experimenting. From that moment on, it’s been a constant journey of ups and downs, finding my peace in making art and losing it again.
Now I know that I
live in seasons.
I’m inspired, then depressed, then in love, then seeking adventure, and then needing peace. For that reason, my art is constantly changing too. I don’t paint all the time. I wait for the right season.
I feel that my mission in this world is to bring peace to others through my art and to rediscover it within myself. My dream is to inspire those who’ve lost touch with their inner playful child to create once again.
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