Hendersonville (NC) Arts Council Show Homage to an ancient oak, felled in an ice storm in 2007. Book/Assemblage made from the oak's twigs, silk organza, rusted fabrics, laces, copper wire, machine and hand sewn. Covers made from spalted maple.

Hello! My name is Aniko! All of my life, I knew that one day, I am going to be a successful artist, but many life circumstances tried to push me off course and tried to make me do other things for a living. My parents always wanted me to have a well-paid job, and as a teenager, I listened to them, although it was hard for me to reject my dreams of just being a free spirit and make beautiful things for others. Over six years ago, I graduated as an interior designer and architect\'s assistant, and straight after that, I moved to London, UK. I only used my educational skills during my studies, and I worked in a few interior design and architecture companies. It never fascinated me, so as soon as I graduated, I never came back to my primary profession. Ever! Apart from creating unique art, I had a craze about Photoshop and photo manipulations, which I had practiced as a hobby since I was 14. Surprisingly, this exact hobby got me my very first job in London and kept me employed for the next five years. Parallel to that, I had established my small business from home and discovered such art mediums as polymer clay and sculpting. First, as a hobby and then with a much more professional attitude, sculpting very quickly took over my whole life and became visible to other crafters in social media. But it wasn\'t enough to survive on, and even if I was already a world-known artist and had quite a big following of my fellow crafters, it never reflected on my wallet. I had to be a \