My full name is…
Patricia.
But my friends call me…
Patti.
I grew up…
In Burgos, a small city in the north of Spain.
My cultural background is…
Spanish, religious and traditional.
My bedroom window…
Has a lovely curtain in linen made by a friend.
Home right now is…
The place where I feel safe and warm.
My favourite place in the world is…
Glænø, a very small island in Denmark where my husband’s family has a summerhouse. We spend there many winter weekends and long summer days.
I am expecting…
A girl!!
Becoming a mother is…
Something I am very grateful to be able to experience very soon and I’m so curious about.
You will usually find me…
Out walking.
My perfect day is…
Waking up in Glænø to a beautiful view of the sea, followed by a long and slow breakfast and a walk by the beach where we look for fossils.
I find comfort in…
The arms of my husband.
The soundtrack to my life is…
Lately Joni Mitchell.
I am where I am today because of…
My adventurous and naïf spirit.
Before becoming a mother, I was…
I have not given birth yet, but before I was pregnant I was more relaxed and calm.
Right now I am…
Struggling much with my pregnancy. I have developed throughout these 7 months a high anxiety, which has been taking over myself. I’m working through it but it has been the most difficult time in my life and something very very far away from what I was imagining to feel and experience being pregnant.
In the future I hope to…
Find back to a more calmer self and find strength and trust in my own capabilities as a mother, but also learn to be kinder to myself.
The person who influenced me most in my life is…
My husband.
I first discovered art…
Art has always been around in my life, my father paints a lot as a hobby.
My favourite medium…
At the moment paper, oil pastels and crayons.
Creating for me is…
A way to expose thoughts and feelings.
I seek inspiration…
In nature.
I am my happiest when…
I’m swimming in the sea in the late summer.
I feel womanly when…
Now, carrying a child in me.
I feel safe when…
I'm in bed.
My favourite body part is…
My big Spanish eyebrows and my back.
My favourite snack is…
Fruit and nuts (boring) or Fior di late ice cream!
My favourite colour…
Any deep color, specially brown, green and blue.
I love listening to…
On being podcast.
A childhood memory…
Being with my grandmother most days, either in the kitchen or in her garden.
What makes me laugh…
When my husband make a parody of me - then I realize how silly I can be.
I relax when…
When I am back in my home country Spain.
I am moved by…
Joy and good memories.
I am looking forward to…
Meet our girl.
Photographed by Patricia's partner, Gustav, at home in Copenhagen.