This NFT is a variation of the orginal, "Samurai approaching", which I created for the collaboration linked below. Since the collaboration theme was a mirrored image, you will notice the symmetry as an end result. To create this, I used acrylic paints and a nimble chain which is often found on key rings. This allowed me to drag colours through each other which then in turn led to the feathery look. Only once the piece was indeed mirrored, I saw the mighty Samurai staring in my face - and so the original title was born. For some of my works, I do experiment with colours digitally to create variations. You are currently looking at one of them: the blue warrior.

About "Monika's Art": my name indeed is Monika, and while I was born and raised on a farm in Germany, I had the chance to live and work abroad for 10 years in my first job. This led me to Austria, the UK, Dubai in the UAE, New Zealand, and -briefly- India. I am now back in Germany with my husband and our six tortoises. We both share a deep interest and appreciation for other cultures and languages, and we try to build bridges whereever we can. A lot of inspiration comes from other regions of the world with an accent on Asia and Scandinavia. I work as a doctor's assistant as a day job, and I have a little side business (just me) decorating cakes. You'll find my works on the web at www.tortenmaus.de and/or Instagram with the handle @tortenmaus.de for a look. While I always created art throughout my life, I seldom dared to show it really, so the blockchain is indeed the first time I am 'outing' myself here - which is a huge step for me. Driven by life-long struggles with my self-worth, depression and anxiety, creating always has been and still is a way of expressing what is going on inside and cannot be expressed by words yet. This sometimes leads to spontaneous, creative outbursts, often changing the flow from my original intention. In most of the cases, finding the words for the title in the end is the expression of what was previously unspoken. - I'm glad you are a part of this journey now. For this, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude.

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1-1 NFT, created from an acrylic painting

orig 20.0x10.0cm, in September 2021, by Monika

Dimensions 5000x5000px

Variation 3 of 9: blue warrior

For the original, please check out the collaboration collection https://opensea.io/collection/artisttherapy

Always stay happy and healthy. With love, from Monika