The ladder
These colorful, intuitively abstract paintings feature a ladder. The ladder has a symbolic meaning that can have a different meaning for each viewer. For Sylvia herself, it symbolizes personal development.
dated 2020 until 2025
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Golden path
2025The metaphor of the golden path refers to a process of personal growth and resilience. The "gold" represents the strength that arises when someone learns to cope with challenges, emotions, and setbacks.
Breaking free
2025The imagery in this painting symbolizes growing from your source. Breaking free from patterns.
New beginning
2025
Source
2024
Down to earth
2024Sometimes you just need frameworks, clarity, straightforwardness with a clear direction to move forward.
New paths
2024When you develop, new things arise. New skills, new wishes, new possibilities and you discover new paths.
Along the way
2024
No one knows how the paths of their life will turn out.
No one knows what will affect the path of their life.
No one knows who they will encounter on their path.
Live your life and give it the most beautiful color you can offer in the moment.
Star path
2024Don't get distracted. Stay close to yourself, stay close to your needs, in softness and kindness towards yourself. Stay on your own path.
Released energy
2024This piece symbolizes that, with newly acquired self-awareness in difficult situations, you can continue on your path and that new energy is released.
Free to thrive (sold)
2024
Bloom
2023
Kintsugi
2023
This piece is inspired by Kintsugi, Japan.
It's a therapeutic metaphor to heal emotional wounds.
Universe
2023
Untitled (sold)
2020
Untitled (sold)
2020
Untitled (sold)
2020