Life does not always imitate art, it sure inspires art. Thai artist Swanti began her exploration of art when she was a child. Her childhood and adolescent growth have perfected her acute sense and keen eye for beauty as well as a meticulous quest for perfection. As Swanti becomes a professional make-up artist, her vision and understanding of perfection changed, and not for the better. When Swanti was diagnosed with Lupus, the auto-immune disease took over her life and shattered her vision for perfection. Swanti’s quest and exploration of art continues, as she reflects on her innermost vulnerability to her disease and her life, she heals herself through the appreciation of art, the fluidity and therapeutic nature that heals the most challenging times of anyone suffering from challenges in life and hurdles that hinder their own personal growth. Swanti projects her art beyond makeup, as she searches for her own identity, expressions of self, and actualise into a full liberation of herself. To fly free and continuously create is the best means to heal with love, and thrive with dignity and perseverance. Lupus may have been a hurdle in Swan’s life, but her perspectives change for the better, as the artist takes her freeform art beyond the canvas into a healing programme and coach training that allows us to look inwardly for our true authentic self and what it takes to overcome challenges to welcome the future.

Training to become a NueuroArt therapist, Swanti’s aim to educate extend her art form into a therapy programme that allows artists to fully integrate and appreciate the creativity and potential, as simple as a pen and paper to draft and showcase one’s complex emotions such as happiness, Vigour, and Struggle.