2025 – to be honest, I feel like I’m still catching up with everything brought into my life. It was a year full of movement, some steps planned, others surprising and each one shifted something in me. Looking back now, I can see how these moments slowly formed a new direction.
My First Exhibition
In March, I showed my paintings publicly for the first time. It was a small exhibition, but for me it felt like opening a door I had kept closed for years. Friends came by, people I hadn’t seen in a long time, and a few who only knew me professionally. Many of them had no idea that painting had been part of my life for so long.
The conversations that evening stayed with me. Some people asked about techniques, others about colours, and a few simply said they were surprised, of course in a good way, to discover this creative side of me. It was a quiet confirmation that sharing my work was the right step.
A New Role with Real Impact
Only few weeks later, I started working as a social media editor at the St. Elisabeth Foundation. I had worked in social media before, but this role was different from the beginning. The foundation runs two social businesses that support single mothers by offering employment, language practice, and a sense of community. My task is to help the project become more visible so it can continue to grow. It’s a small part-time role, but it has a meaningful rhythm. I see how communication can support real people, not nur metrics. It’s a reminder that creativity can be practical and social at the same time.
Starting My Own Agency
Parallel to all this, I joined a workshop that prepared me for something I had postponed for years: becoming self-employed. I had always imagined it as something distant, something for “later.” But the more I worked on my art and my ideas, the more it made sense to create a space where all of it could exist together. On October 6th, 2025, I officially started my own creative agency. It focuses on design, communication, and supporting local businesses in telling their stories clearly. The first months were intense, full of learning, planning, and adjusting.
But they also brought a sense of independence I had been missing for a long time.
Creating as a Guiding Principle
If I had to choose one word for the year, it would be create.
Create work.
Create space.
Create opportunities.
Create a life that feels I’m proud with.
My first exhibition wasn’t just an event. It was the beginning of a foundation I’m still building. A foundation for the kind of work I want to do, the people I want to collaborate with, and the environment I want to grow in.
Choosing heretocreatestuff
My Instagram name reflects this mindset. heretocreatestuff is simple and a little playful. It reminds me that creativity doesn’t need to be complicated or perfect. It just needs to happen. It’s about showing up, trying things, learning, and sharing the process along the way.
Follow Me on Instagram
If you’d like to see what I’m working on, new paintings, agency projects, and the small steps in between, you’ll find everything on Instagram at heretocreatestuff. I’d be happy to have you there: https://www.instagram.com/heretocreatestuff/
