Art, Nature, and
a little Self-Care
FARIKOLOR | ROOT & RESET
Welcome to Atelier Ecke —a space where creativity meets love of nature, and well-being.
ABOUT ME
I’m Farina—an artist, nature lover, and aromatherapist-in-training.
With a background in architecture, I’ve always been drawn to creating. Discovering abstract painting a few years ago gave me a new language to process emotions during challenging times. I see art as a meditative practice, connecting me to my body and the present moment. Lately, I’ve been exploring figurative painting, finding stillness in a different kind of focus.
Ever since moving to Norway nine years ago, I’ve fallen in love with nature. Its simplicity and slow rhythms, sounds, and scents are grounding and cleansing for both my body and mind. I especially enjoy swimming in any water I come across—it always makes me smile afterwards. My passion for nature inspired me to study aromatherapy, exploring how essential oils, derived from plant matter, can support us in everyday life—calming the nervous system, nourishing the skin, and harmonising physical and emotional stress or pain. I believe small, mindful choices create profound ripples of balance and well-being in our lives.
Photography by: Kristianne Marøy
Finding focus
in a stimulating world.
FARIKOLOR | MY ART PROCESS
My artworks are inspired by emotions, light, and female body shapes.
Each piece is very intimate, emerging as I paint. By painting with my fingers and hands I find a more playful and immediate interaction between my body and the paper. Whether or not I start with a plan, the process, and especially the color palette always takes on its own intuitive dynamic.
Every painting tells a story from the moment of its creation. It relates to my thoughts, emotions and surroundings, consiously and unconsiously. For me, intuitive painting is about letting go of control, allowing the process to unfold. It’s about daring, destroying, and creating something new. It’s about allowing.
ROOT & RESET | MY WELLNESS APPROACH
Root & Reset is an invitation to embrace simple, everyday rituals that nurture well-being.
Through my monthly Inspirationletters, I share notes on the power of essential oils, the grounding energy of nature, the magic in mindful moments, and the beauty of creative expression. It’s all about finding balance and reconnecting with the natural and simple world around and within us.
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