by Marina | Sep 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last year, I almost moved back to British Columbia. My Mom was diagnosed with cancer and I felt this urgent pull to pick up and move across the country. I wanted to be closer to my family. It was a very difficult time and I just thought, “Okay, let’s go!” But my...
by Marina | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
CHANGES coming & the new ART OF MARINA You might remember my Ontario debut at the 2018 Toronto Artist Project. If you’ve been following along on my journey, that was the first time I finally had the courage to step out of comfort zone, invest in a booth,...
by Marina | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
2019’s been an incredible journey so far…. And it’s almost time to celebrate the one year anniversary of Art of Marina on September 19th, 2019! Because of the amazing metamorphosis I’ve undergone, I painted a series of nine magical butterflies....
by Marina | Aug 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Forget Winter (for now), Fall is coming. I already feel the change in the air: it’s crisper on my morning walks. I can already feel that old familiar sense of gratitude, optimism and opportunity seeping in that seems to come around for me every September. But before I... by Marina | Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Spreading Self-Love + Positive Vibes, One Unapologetic Conversation at a Time Where to begin… Do you ever find that it’s the things you care most about are the hardest to do? In this case, writing about Lady Styleworthy… Jennifer Rabanillo. This kind, caring,...
by Marina | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Strawberry Lemonade Part II Six months ago, I hit rock bottom. Like total, blackest of despair, ROCK BOTTOM. But what my post Strawberry Lemonade Part I didn’t go into, was that something beyond a car accident and my mom getting cancer had happened. Something that...