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    Stories of artists who found their refuge in creativity
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    Stories of artists who found their refuge in creativity

    Art, an emotional refuge, transforms the human experience through creativity. It has always been expression, catharsis and communication. Throughout history, art has been much more than a form of expression: it has been an emotional refuge, a place to channel pain, uncertainty or fear. In difficult times, creating becomes an act of resistance and self-discovery. Creativity not only transforms materials, but also emotions. Many artists have made art their way of healing. They have turned their hardest experiences into works that today inspire the whole world. This article celebrates those who have found in creativity an engine of resilience, demonstrating that art can be a powerful tool for transforming vulnerability into beauty.[/b Frida Kahlo: art as an expression of physical and emotional pain. The life of Frida Kahlo is one of the clearest examples of how art can be born out of suffering. From her youth, her story was marked by physical pain after a serious bus accident that left her with lifelong sequelae. To this were added multiple operations, health problems and emotional storms. However, Frida found her most honest language in painting. Through her self-portraits full of symbolism, she captured not only her wounded body, but also her resilient spirit. Her work is a constant conversation between pain and strength, between identity and reconstruction. Beyond the myth, Frida teaches us that vulnerability can be transformed into an inexhaustible source of creativity. Each of her strokes is an affirmation of life, an invitation to fearlessly express what hurts us and, in doing so, to liberate it.

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    Amy Dover Amy Dover @amy_dover Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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    • Traditional illustration
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    • My project for course: Naturalistic Animal Drawing with Graphite Pencil. Traditional illustration, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, and Naturalistic Illustration project by Amy Dover - 09.20.2022
    • A Dodo Came to London - Research, sketches and final pencil drawing. Traditional illustration, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Fine Arts, Sketching, and Sketchbook project by Amy Dover - 09.12.2022
    • A Eulogy for Animals lost - Drawings for an exhibition about wildlife trafficking. Traditional illustration, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, and Fine Arts project by Amy Dover - 08.24.2022
    • Sketches from a Disappearing World - Drawings of travels and animal encounters published in to a book. Traditional illustration, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Sketching, Sketchbook, Fine Arts, and Naturalistic Illustration project by Amy Dover - 08.20.2022
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    Daria Solak Daria Solak @daria_solak_illustrations London, United Kingdom
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      • My project for course: Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils. Traditional illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting, Portrait Drawing, and Colored Pencil Drawing project by Daria Solak - 05.04.2023
      • various prints. Traditional illustration project by Daria Solak - 11.16.2022
      • sticker designs. Traditional illustration project by Daria Solak - 11.16.2022
      • scrunchies XXL. Traditional illustration, and Product Design project by Daria Solak - 11.16.2022
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      Kate Sutton Kate Sutton @suttonkate Ambleside, United Kingdom
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      • My project in Illustrated Life Journal: A Daily Mindful Practice course. Fine Arts, Sketching, Creativit, Drawing, and Sketchbook project by Kate Sutton - 06.28.2021
      • Birds of Portland. Traditional illustration project by Kate Sutton - 09.05.2020
      • Puzzle Design. Traditional illustration project by Kate Sutton - 03.04.2020
      • Rainbow puzzle. Traditional illustration project by Kate Sutton - 05.04.2020
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      Liniers Liniers @porliniers Norwich, United States
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      • Good morning. Traditional illustration project by Liniers - 07.01.2019
      • These are the album covers of musician friends that I have lovingly illustrated for them.. Traditional illustration project by Liniers - 06.27.2019
      • These are the covers I made for The New Yorker magazine (and some sketches too...). Traditional illustration project by Liniers - 06.27.2019
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      Sergio Bleda Sergio Bleda @sergibleda Valencia, Spain
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      • NSA T1 . Comic project by Sergio Bleda - 10.30.2017
      • Five passionate stories. Illustrated book.. Traditional illustration project by Sergio Bleda - 10.30.2017
      • Automne. Traditional illustration project by Sergio Bleda - 10.02.2017
      • Dolls Killer . Comic project by Sergio Bleda - 08.31.2017
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      Ema Malyauka Ema Malyauka @emamalyauka Alkmaar, Netherlands
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      • My project for course: Sketchbook Techniques for Children's Illustration. Character Design, Pencil Drawing, Children's Illustration, Sketchbook, Gouache Painting, and Picturebook project by Ema Malyauka - 04.29.2022
      • Christmas time. Traditional illustration project by Ema Malyauka - 11.08.2021
      • Sketchbook. Traditional illustration project by Ema Malyauka - 11.08.2021
      • Win in  BO it! Imagining Bologna . Traditional illustration project by Ema Malyauka - 11.08.2021
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      Vero Navarro Vero Navarro @veronavarro Ilustradora Valencia, Spain
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      • Night Tribes. Traditional illustration, and Digital Illustration project by Vero Navarro - 12.04.2020
      • My Course Project: Procreate: Creative Illustration Techniques. Traditional illustration project by Vero Navarro - 11.10.2020
      • Everyday magic. Traditional illustration project by Vero Navarro - 12.01.2019
      • Kraft . Pencil Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Realistic Drawing, and Traditional illustration project by Vero Navarro - 04.22.2019
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      Valentina Toro Valentina Toro @valentinatorog Ilustradora y escritora Medellín, Colombia
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      • Mi Proyecto del curso: Creación de personajes para historias ilustradas. Traditional illustration, Character Design, Editorial Design, Writing, Drawing, Stor, board, Children's Illustration, and Narrative project by Valentina Toro - 09.08.2021
      • Exploraciones ll. Traditional illustration project by Valentina Toro - 09.07.2021
      • Exploraciones. Traditional illustration project by Valentina Toro - 09.07.2021
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      Gary Baseman Gary Baseman @garybaseman Artist Los Angeles, United States
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      • My project in Make Art Your Own: Exploring Artistic Identity course. Traditional illustration, Sketching, Creativit, Drawing, and Sketchbook project by Gary Baseman - 09.30.2021
      • Sketchbook character studies. Drawing, Figure Drawing, Traditional illustration, Ink Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Sketchbook, and Sketching project by Gary Baseman - 05.04.2021
      • Sketchbook mixed media experimentation. Acr, lic Painting, Artistic Drawing, Collage, Traditional illustration, Portrait Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Stor, and telling project by Gary Baseman - 05.04.2021
      • Sketchbook drawings of global dining experiences. Drawing, Character Design, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration, Narrative, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Stor, and telling project by Gary Baseman - 05.04.2021
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      Redmer Hoekstra Redmer Hoekstra @redmer Elst, Netherlands
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        • Stages of the final project from my course. Drawing project by Redmer Hoekstra - 02.04.2021
        • Animal music. Drawing project by Redmer Hoekstra - 06.26.2020
        • Several drawings . Drawing project by Redmer Hoekstra - 06.26.2020
        • More drawings. Drawing project by Redmer Hoekstra - 06.26.2020
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        Paulina Maciel · Canela Paulina Maciel · Canela @pau_maciel Diseñadora, Ilustradora, watercolor painter Guadalajara, Mexico
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        • LOVE GROWS IN NATURE. Traditional illustration, Botanical Illustration, Watercolor Painting, and Advertising project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 11.08.2020
        • DIARIES - MY INSECTS. Traditional illustration, and Watercolor Painting project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 10.04.2019
        • NATURAL HISTORY. Traditional illustration, and Watercolor Painting project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 10.04.2019
        • ALARE LABS . Design, and Traditional illustration project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 10.04.2019
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        Laura Pérez Laura Pérez @lauraperezgranel Valencia, Spain
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        • Only Murders in the building. Motion Graphics project by Laura Pérez - 09.06.2021
        • Process of the illustrated album 'MERMAIDS OF LEGEND'. Traditional illustration, and Children's Illustration project by Laura Pérez - 09.01.2020
        • 'Spanish Women Graphic Designers and the Fantastic in the 21st Century'. Traditional illustration project by Laura Pérez - 05.02.2021
        • Final Project - Traditional Drawing Techniques with Procreate. Drawing, Digital Drawing, and Traditional illustration project by Laura Pérez - 12.12.2020
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        Román García Mora Román García Mora @romangm Ilustración digital e infografía Madrid, Spain
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        • My Course Project: Naturalistic Animal Illustration with Procreate. Digital Illustration & Infographics project by Román García Mora - 03.16.2020
        • San Clemente al Laterano. 3D, Digital Illustration & Infographics project by Román García Mora - 12.14.2017
        • Pompeya antes de la erupción. 3D, Digital Illustration & Infographics project by Román García Mora - 02.15.2019
        • La Niña. 3D, Digital Illustration & Infographics project by Román García Mora - 01.15.2019
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        Mattias Adolfsson Mattias Adolfsson @mattiasadolfsson Sigtuna, Sweden
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        • All in line – From the sketchbooks of Mattias Adolfsson, reprint. Traditional illustration project by Mattias Adolfsson - 10.01.2020
        • Moleskine sketchbook 38. Drawing, Traditional illustration, Ink Illustration, and Sketchbook project by Mattias Adolfsson - 11.23.2020
        • Some new drawings. Traditional illustration project by Mattias Adolfsson - 05.05.2020
        • Moleskine sketchbook 36. Drawing project by Mattias Adolfsson - 02.16.2020
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        Adolfo Serra Adolfo Serra @adolfoserra Ilustrador Madrid, Spain
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        • Shelter and Wings Sheet. Traditional illustration, Art Direction, Arts, Crafts, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Painting, Collage, Creativit, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Children's Illustration, Acr, lic Painting, Digital Drawing, Digital Painting, Ink Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Children's Literature, and Decorative Painting project by Adolfo Serra - 12.22.2022
        • Libretas Notebooks Redonda Shop. Traditional illustration, Design, Art Direction, Br, ing, Identit, Arts, Crafts, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Packaging, Painting, Product Design, Creativit, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Watercolor Painting, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Bookbinding, Children's Illustration, Acr, lic Painting, Creating with Kids, Digital Drawing, Digital Painting, Color Theor, Editorial Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Gouache Painting, Floral, and Plant Design project by Adolfo Serra - 12.01.2022
        • ArticketBcn. Art Passport.. Traditional illustration, Advertising, Art Direction, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, Painting, Sketching, Creativit, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Poster Design, Digital Illustration, Watercolor Painting, Artistic Drawing, Children's Illustration, Digital Design, Communication, Digital Drawing, Digital Painting, Ink Illustration, Color Theor, and Editorial Illustration project by Adolfo Serra - 09.12.2022
        • Walden. Thoreau. Traditional illustration, Art Direction, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Creativit, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Ink Illustration, and Editorial Illustration project by Adolfo Serra - 02.09.2022
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