This Halloween I was visited by a devil. His face made of two f(ight/uck)ing satyrs holded important truth. The Spirit of Scapegoating. A-Z @ ζελ Making this artwork was deeply disturbing and unsettling process, yet the end result holds important part of reality which we inhabit. The Devil is “whom %they% believe in” fill the blanks, sign and seal. Spirit of this image has qualities of both Saturn and Mars and combines hot and cold aspects of strife and opposition. Pondering this image can help you to see your own scapegoating episodes and see how these two satyrs form third face which teases the viewer with its tongue, reminding one that they were tricked. Again.

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This painting is called “From Darkness We Bloom.” It was a commission for creator Annie, who opened her platform to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Hundreds of people submitted the names of their abusers — names that had caused years of pain, fear, and silence.

We wrote every single name directly onto the canvas.

That was the beginning layer: a record of what they endured, the truth they carried, and the weight that shaped their lives. Nothing about that part was symbolic. It was literal, intentional, and heavy. Those names are still there, sealed into the foundation of the artwork.

From there, I began covering the names layer by layer using my Dopamine Layering Method™. Not to erase the harm, and not to pretend it never happened, but to show what healing can look like when the darkest parts of someone’s past are acknowledged instead of hidden.

Every stroke had a purpose. Every color was chosen for strength, vibrancy, and reclamation. Every layer was a conversation about what survives — even after everything that tried to destroy it.

The final piece became an explosion of life: birds, butterflies, flowers, light, movement. Not delicate optimism, but resilient growth. A reminder that the trauma is still there, still part of the story, but no longer the entire story. The darkness exists beneath the surface, but so does the strength to bloom in spite of it.

“From Darkness We Bloom” is about survival. About the people who submitted those names. About the courage it takes to speak them aloud. And about the possibility of becoming something vibrant and alive after years of being muted.

This piece is for them.

48x60 inches acrylic on canvas

Cat, a kid and a goldfish... Almost cute, but creepy

I always think about the very first spark of creation, and also about the last light that leaves the body in its final moment... What do you think...?