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Lidia Mikhaylova

My new project

Last year, my life was guided by the theme of birds. It was no coincidence that on the manifestation calendar I created for the year, my central figure was a bird—or, more specifically, the eye of a bird.

As 2024 came to a close, trees began to appear everywhere in my life. They emerged as if from nowhere. Driving through Massachusetts, I started noticing impossibly beautiful, twisting, and intricate trees along the roads. In California, I touched and embraced trees to welcome the New Year. Trees began to visit my dreams. They were all around me, and they still are.

At the end of last year, I realized I wanted to begin an important project, one that feels deeply meaningful to me. I have a book cover—a continuation of a journey I started long ago with my project “My Tales.” This time I decided to create a new project, tentatively titled “My Four Homelands.”

The working title may evolve, but the central figures of this project will undoubtedly be trees.

Here are some sketches for this project:

City: Moscow.

Tree: Oak.

Season: Winter.

Stay tuned as this vision unfolds.

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