Hi, I am Mari Kiisma, a visual artist in my 30s. I have always dreamed of becoming an artist. However, as life unfolded, I lost track of my creative identity and artistic style. All I have are some rusty skills, old knowledge, and a voice inside urging me to try again. So, I have decided to create this art blog to track my journey. I am a chronic overthinker and that makes my creative process messy and sometimes a bit “foolish”.
Mari
It has been two years since my last blog post — things didn’t go as I had hoped. Looking back now, I can see signs, even in that very first post, that my blogging was destined to fail. Vision for my blog. When......
06 October, 2025
It has been a few weeks since I made my last post. I had hoped to write another post shortly after, but the following week, I experienced serious brain fog and sleepiness, which made it difficult to concentrate. This and the fear of......
15 October, 2023
NB! This blog post is no longer relevant and is kept for history. Reasons in the following post – When authentic writing is surprisingly hard. Now to the first unedited post: Hello, and welcome to the first blog post! My vision for this......
21 September, 2023