Anca Radu

Derby

Hey, I am Anca, an abstract artist from Derby👋😉 At the beginning it was the train in London that inspired me to do something creative. I worked as an accountant for many years on the other side of London. It took me one and a half hour each morning to travel to the office and same it was on the way back. Piccadilly line and Central line became my creative studio, so to speak. At the beginning I would sleep in the train. I was exhausted with a little kid at home and taking care of my family while working full-time. After a while I started to find ways to make the most of my travelling and I started to play with different apps on my phone that didn't required access to the internet. It was love for colors that inspired me to create hundreds of mandalas and radial art work. Holding my first printed canvas in my hands was just something I never dreamed it could happen to me. I have always been a logical, grounded and realistic person. Never allowed my self to get creative and I followed the safe path for my career because I was good with numbers. One critical time it was when I have realised that I am missing something in my life. I put so much effort into my career and the dream of building a house, that I forgot what is the meaning in life and what are the little things that bring me joy. Trying to have a baby became more of a deep pain, after going through an urgent surgery due to an ectopic pregnancy. We went to different country where we had an unsuccessful IVF. My hopes were in the hands of God. But I knew that I need to get away from the stress accumulated in my body. So I started to use my love for colors and I started to create handmade objects from paper bags made from magazines, to beads and bracelets made using kumihimo style. After 4 years from my ectopic pregnancy, and one year after the failed IVF, I leaned towards my passions and in few months I realised that I was pregnant. Just that feeling that you see in the movies when you wake up and you know that something in changed in you. It was a blessing to have a child in a natural way, when I had only 50% chances. I can not be more grateful for having a healthy son and for being such a lucky mother. I want to inspire you with my creations to keep your passion up and to follow your dreams. There is so much potential in you and you deserve to live and to enjoy your life. Hope that whenever you spend few minutes looking at the colorful mandala on your walls, in your room, or in your office it will bring you some peace within and some inspiration. Don't forget to follow your intuition and to make the most of your day. Someone loves you, and that "someone" should be you first ❤️😉 Don't forget to check my gallery. I appreciate if you feel like sharing some of my work to inspire others. A huge thank you for your support🤗 Lots of love, Anca