A few weeks have gone by now since I moved from Mallorca to the Netherlands, to a lovely town called Zwolle. A typical cute Dutch town with a canal all the way around it, beautiful parks full of trees and flowers, houses and drawbridges.
And so far I am loving it; I loved discovering that every Friday and Saturday there is a market with delicious cheeses, fresh flowers and vegetables that give me so much inspiration to start cooking delicious meals.
I loved discovering the art store. For me, at least, if an idea strikes, it is very important to know I can get the supplies I need.
And there is so much more to discover. Every time I take my red bike, I try to go a different route to stumble upon a new corner of the city, a lovely cafe, to sit and soak up the atmosphere and make a sketch.
But there is always a BUT! haha!
It was not an easy transition. When I first found out this was a possibility, I dug in my heels like a dog, not wanting to go for a walk. I felt so in flow with my art practice, had loads of ideas I wanted to work on, built my beautiful outside studio to get really messy with paint, and then all that felt like it came to grinding hold.
And I worried, but what about this idea, and what about that idea that is now not going to work anymore? What will I do now? Rising panic ensued, and sleepless nights followed.
Gradually, though, I started to see the advantages. In a new place, new ideas start forming; it is an adventure and can provide new opportunities.
Not to speak of setting up a new studio, so exciting!—a lot smaller than what I am used to, but with a lot more light, and I am happy here, working on my new ideas through playing with paint and seeing where it will lead.
Sometimes we don't need all the answers right away, and we should believe in ourselves to reach a state of flow where everything falls into place to give us freedom to get rid of all the things that are holding us back.
So for now, I will embrace this new adventure and keep a playful mind.