sleeping, awakening

Texts by Khadijah Gohr

Words have always been my close friends. I remember my sister trying to teach me to draw, and when she wasn’t looking I would begin writing all over my drawings. Words have the power to paint images and to tell transformative stories. As a kid, especially in lonely moments, I would spend time listening to fairytales on records and quizzing my teddy bears on their knowledge of spiritual allegories and texts. Words and stories, whether written or spoken, gave me a feeling of belonging. I look forward to sharing my stories with you and hope you will share yours with me too.

Illustrations by Melanie Gebhardt

Drawing has always been my favorite thing to do. Growing up I loved reading comics, reading books about mythologies and playing computer. All of this inspired my drawing style. I always feel the happiest when drawing things I find beautiful and at the same time chaotic. For me Art is a meditative device. The meditative nature of drawing helps me to answer lingering questions. Expressing and interpreting feelings with old and new symbolisms is a great way to find out what your soul wants to communicate.