Connect What is your favorite type of art to create?

My favorite art lives where imagination and sensation intertwine mixed media that feels alive with texture, depth, and emotion. I let fantasy guide me, layering color and form until something unexpected emerges. There’s a quiet intimacy in the process, like revealing a hidden part of myself. When I step back, I’m in awe because what I see feels too powerful, too beautiful, as if it created me as much as I created it. That’s my favorite type of art.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find inspiration in movement and connection new places, museums, and conversations with interesting souls. In a world that often feels heavy, I choose beauty. I find it in the ocean breeze, on quiet islands, in laughter, in hugging my children my bunny, my parrots. I find it in my garden, planting flowers, in soft music and a glass of wine in a beautiful place. That’s where my art begins where life feels full, warm, and alive.

What would you do with $25,000?

With $25,000, I would invest in what truly matters my child’s tuition in college , supporting those in need back home in Tajikistan, and nurturing my art with new tools and inspiration. I would follow my heart to Paris, where beauty lives on every corner, and let the city awaken new ideas within me. For me, it’s not just about money it’s about purpose, growth, and creating something meaningful