hemera margrieta
A Certified Soul Art® Guide to inspire your journey
hemera’s Soul Art Day Interview
What does it mean to be an artist to you?
For me, being an artist means having ways of expressing myself that go beyond words and logical reality. It’s a different way of communication—one that helps me see beyond limitations, transforming pain into expansion, and turning darkness into possibility. Through art, new doors open up and new paths are formed, guiding me into uncharted territory—into new land.
How would you describe your creative process?
My creative process is deeply intuitive and often leads itself. I usually begin with something unresolved—pain, irritation, a blockage, or anything in my life that isn’t working. For instance, I often struggle to stay grounded when engaging with the outside world. I feel myself dissolving into a “grey mass” of systems, structures, and expectations where we are all supposed to fit in. I lose my clarity under the pressure to conform. To explore this, I used nine identical, plane-faced styrofoam heads, spraying them dull grey to represent that overwhelming sameness. While working on this, I realised, a shiny sparkling version of grey is silver. So, what is the silver lining in this grey cloud? When I turned the lens towards myself. I realised: I am my system. Instead of adapting myself to the outer structures, systems and expectations of society, I can bend them to my own needs and wishes so they support me. It’s the shift from being outer-driven to inner-guided.
Who is your art for?
I mainly and primarily create art for myself. It is my tool of self-connection, self-expression and self-guidance. It helps to get a better understanding of myself and the world around me. It gives me a tool to connect with my complex traumatic feelings and express them creatively. While being in the creative process, I can feel a new grounding under my feet, the perspective shifts, and I can see the world around me through renewed eyes. A solid foundation to stand on appears, full of ideas, possibilities and opportunities. It gives solidity and clarity.
About hemera margrieta
After growing up in a “dysfunctional family”, I have been struggling to find my place in this world, wondering what was wrong with me. In 2013, after a 3-year adventure in the Middle East, I returned broke to my country of origin (the Netherlands). I cracked through the foundation of my existence, leaving me lost inside myself and this reality. I was so frustrated with life; all I wanted was to paint wildly with black paint. That is what I started to do, and a new reality opened up. Since my creative breakthrough and afterwards joining the soul certification, art has become my new language of self-communication and self-translation. It has helped me to find new grounding in my existence and to see myself through renewing eyes. All those tags I experienced as “there is something wrong with me” turned out to be actually my core original qualities.