Aztec Azul Mandala (2021) Painting by Paula Georgiana Mihai

I was born in a small city in Romania in 1985, my parents got separated when I was 11 months, and so I was sent to be raised by my paternal grandmother. 

My life as a child growing with my Nana was amazing. First I got to live in a veritable old house (made out of clay and hay)—some pay for this experience in our days—and play and touch animals. I learned to plant seeds and grow my own food and find my own water. I also learned how to work in the fields. None of these ever came useful as I grew older, but you never know. 

The 7 years spent in the little village were probably the ones that most marked my artistic approach and the development of my imagination. My grandmother used to tell me stories about dragons, and fairies, and witches, about the war and how she survived it. I got to run on mountains and see every possible color, beauty, and difficulties of each season.

I used to draw a lot when I was a child, and I was pretty good at it, but I was never encouraged to take the artist path in life. Furthermore, I was instead pushed towards a more realistic and grounded job: economist. I never felt any satisfaction with it, although it put food on my table for over a decade, but it never felt challenging nor gave me any positive emotion. 

Two years ago, when the pandemic started, I quit my job, and decided that it was time for me to do what I like doing and spend more time with my family. I took the first year as a sabbatical and started making clay fairy houses for my daughters, we painted them together and that was great quality time spent with them. But I still needed to put food on the table so, I had to do something and earn some money. And that is how I started to dot paint. 

I felt in love with this kind of art because I felt it calming my soul, and giving me joy. It is indeed pure meditation and art therapy.

So after filling all my house and my friends and relatives houses with my art, I need a bigger house, or start selling my art. 

So here I am! Trying to make a living out of my hobby. 

I hope you will enjoy my pieces. 

• Nationality: ROMANIA
• Date of birth : 1985
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Romanian Contemporary Artists