Illustrating my life

Maternity visualization

My story is about becoming and Illustrator and Artist.
It inspires to change occupation during maternity.

I have a message to mothers with special needs kids.

Maternity is a game that is worth every burned candle. But it is a challenge. Double difficult when you are far from a loving family. It can also crush your heart into a million pieces if your kid got a problem with health. I know how it is.


My maternity was a difficult part of my life. My first daughter was born with a rare disease. My second pregnancy was under constant worry for the health of my future kid. But now I have two beautiful daughters and they have stolen my and my husband’s hearts.

I started to do art after a 5-year break. At one of the sessions with my curator in the children's hospital I was asked, "What brings me joy?". I answered. "A long time ago I loved to paint, but now it is not even possible from the point of time, space and expenses."

"Try to paint. You will feel better." The curator suggested me.

"Try to paint. You will feel better."
Even if I work weeks for every single happy day, I am ready to continue. To do art and be a good mom. My story is maybe not successful enough. But I want to inspire you to continue fighting for your happiness.
I have tried to keep me in the shape of mental and physical health, I started doing art. Digital illustration, painting with all possible media, learning from many great artists and illustrators made me feel happy despite everything that was happening around me. This was like opening my source of energy. It fulfills me. I started to feel more positive about my and my kid's future.

I started painting beautiful, fashionable, cartoonish, fantastic, and bright illustrations. It has been a lack of these colors in my life. But slowly visualization started working. Bright illustrations started being my reality. I became this happy woman with energy and love in my heart that I was ready to give to the world.

I can only guess how many other mothers have kids with problems, live in the hospital with their kids, try to give them a normal life, keep working, and self-developing. I hug you all in my mind.

Changing occupation, finding a new job, starting education, working from home, or finding a hobby for your soul is possible and important for a woman who lives in constant stress and fights for the life of her kid. Every woman needs her own time for realization. Special needs mother requires more resources of energy how they can restart themselves. And these things are different for everyone. For someone it is a hobby, for others, it is education or doing small business.


I believe that there is a thing that makes your heart beat faster and makes you smile. Try to do it.


Telling my story I wish to help other mothers to become a little bit happier and be enough strong and kind. As a result, they can give hope to their kids that everything will be good.



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I will be honored to work with women which want to move forward and share their stories.
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Email us: iryna.gotovusha@gmail.com