The color blue has always been a symbol of the sky. But then man learned to reach the sky, and it turned out that the planet Earth is blue when viewed from high up in the sky. Blue is the color of home; it represents a sense of belonging. Blue flowers are the rarest in nature; they have become symbols of longing and hope, representing a metaphysical pursuit of the infinite and the unattainable. The garden is a symbol of paradise. It is a special place of happiness and joy (or perhaps a condition?) that we each seek in this world and hope to reach when our earthly tenure is over.

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With the series of paintings titled "The Garden of the Blue Flower," the artist asks herself and the audience: Do the preconditions for achieving happiness include discovering, comprehending, and embracing one's sense of belonging and identity?­­­ Is happiness reconciliation with the past? Does happiness need a place, and what does that place consist of? Is the search for happiness and paradise an endless process?

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The series of paintings "The Garden of the Blue Flower" is a story about belonging and roots. In it, the artist depicts fixations of past experiences, feelings, and emotions in the language of symbols, outlining the landscape of her happy place. And no, not only roses bloom there; there is joy, love, fear, anger, despair, but above all - acceptance and forgiveness.

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For the artist, painting is a search for belonging to the world. We are all looking for our happy place, and "The Garden of the Blue Flower" is a wish for all of us to find it!