My work is rooted in curiosity, feelings, and the things I experience and notice around me. I like playing with colour, texture, words, and different materials without always knowing exactly where a piece is going. For me, the process is just as important as the finished work.

Words often find their way into my paintings. They can come from something I’ve been through, a conversation, a thought, or simply something I want to remember. I like creating work that feels personal, playful, imperfect, and alive, while leaving space for someone else to find their own meaning in it.

My current collection, Create to Feed the Soul, is about returning to creating with freedom — making things because I feel the need to make them, without always knowing where they will lead.

Zhaddi de Cerqueira Guimarães is a Brazilian multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Canada.

With a background in photography and years of working as a tattoo artist, her relationship with art has developed through different ways of observing, creating, and telling stories.

Her work today moves between painting and mixed media, bringing together acrylic, oil pastel, graphite, markers, and handwritten text. Her background in photography influences the way she notices everyday moments, while tattooing has shaped her relationship with line, composition, and working intuitively.