PicsArt Year in Review: 2015 Dec. 2015 | Page 39

E X P LO R AT I O N 34 HULDA’S STYLE Hulda’s images are grounded in reality, but with a bold touch of the unreal. At times disorienting, her signature symmetrical compositions and jagged lines are full of energy and her black and white drawings are fierce and emotional. F or Hulda’s entire life, she always felt as though there was something different about the way she saw the world. It wasn’t until much later in life, when she discovered she had Asperger’s Syndrome, that she realized it wasn’t just a feeling. It was a fact. This discovery, startling and somewhat scary, would be the beginning of a rewarding creative journey into the depths of her own mind. This exploration began with an anonymous PicsArt account called @myautismmind, where she shared her creative interpretations of the world around her. Hulda finally found a place to show others how she saw the world, and several comments and encouraging words later, it was clear to her that her work was meaningful to others. Her anonymity lasted only a week. Today, Hulda is a mother, an artist, and someone dealing with Asperger’s, and PicsArt helps her navigate the creative territory between all of those worlds.