International Soul Art Day Gallery
Dechen Verschueren
from Netherlands

What Inspired you to do a Soul Art journey?
I was first introduced to Soul Art in 2017 and immediately felt a deep connection. That first Soul Art Day was a powerful experience—I absolutely loved it! It inspired me to begin the Soul Art Certification, and since then, Soul Art has become an essential and transformative part of my life.
I look forward to Soul Art Day every year. It’s incredibly moving to witness and be part of a global community creating together—both online and offline—through the Soul Art process. There’s something so beautiful and powerful about that shared creative energy. It brings a deep sense of connection, both to myself and to others, through art and creativity.
How would you describe your creative process?
Every Soul Art journey is a step into the unknown—always surprising, always revealing. This time was no different. The piece I started on Soul Art Day is still in progress. The beginning flowed with ease, joy, and playfulness. The creative energy moved smoothly, and I felt completely in the flow.
Yesterday, I returned to the piece with the intention to complete it. But the journey had its own rhythm. While the creativity continued to flow, a wave of unexpected emotions rose to the surface—anger and frustration, especially around the theme of manifesting my dreams.
My intention for this piece was: “I am a quantum field manifestation magician queen.” But instead of feeling empowered, I found myself confronted with deep feelings of struggle. As I layered paint onto the paper, it felt as though I was peeling back emotional layers—revealing the raw frustration and sadness I carry.
At one point, it felt as if the quantum field were a person I was furious with. I was angry at it for not responding to my intentions, for making things feel so difficult. Despite the intensity, I remained surprisingly calm and present—painting in a quiet, grounded way. Eventually, I felt it was time to pause and step away.
Because I also felt a strong urge to tear the painting apart—to destroy it completely, to abandon the whole creation. Yet at the same time, I genuinely liked what I was creating; it felt beautiful and meaningful to me. So instead of giving up, I chose to step away and take a walk in nature, allowing the energy to shift, integrate and rest.
This creative process for this Soul Art Day creation therefore is still unfolding. It will have to wait a bit as I have no time due to work, but I will come back to it in the weekend. And just this I guess is an essential part of the anger and frustration I felt : I would just love to have all the time in the world to just paint…. to do what I love….
The piece will let me know when it’s complete.
What insight did you receive from your Soul Art?
As the piece isn’t finished yet, these are the insights I’ve received so far:
Getting back to creating with paint and brush after a quite some time filled me with joy. This is what I love. This is my passion. But alongside that joy, I also felt an unexpected wave of exhaustion—almost like all the tiredness I’ve been carrying from trying to “create” in other ways finally had space to surface.
Things like building an online program, creating content, dealing with tech, marketing, trying to attract clients… It’s all part of being an entrepreneur, and I know it’s necessary. But it often feels draining, especially when the technical side doesn’t come naturally to me.
It was as if my body and soul were reminding me: this is where your energy flows most naturally—right here, quietly painting, brushstroke by brushstroke. Still, I know that if I want to bring my creative work into the world and make a living from it, I need both. The creative expression and the business side. Finding the balance between the two is not always easy for me. And that tension really showed up in the process.
At the same time, I felt how deeply nourishing it was to simply sit in silence, paint, and let the creative process unfold at its own pace. There was joy in that slowness, in the presence it brought me.
Then came the wave of emotions: anger, frustration, and sadness—especially around the struggle of manifesting my dream life. At one point, I even felt like the quantum field was a person I was angry with. I wanted to rip the painting apart, throw it away. But I didn’t. I paused. I saw the beauty in what was emerging. And I chose to keep going.
That, in itself, was a powerful insight: I don’t need to feel perfect or have all the answers. I just need to keep showing up—for myself, for my art, and for the bigger vision. One brushstroke at a time.
What is the most important thing you would like to share about your Soul Art experience?
What I love most about the Soul Art process is how deeply powerful and transformative it is.
Every time I engage with it, I’m amazed by how much it reveals—surfacing emotions, insights, and energy that maybe I wasn’t fully aware of before. It moves me in unexpected ways and helps me connect with myself. That ongoing unfolding and discovery is what makes Soul Art truly special for me. I just looooove it!