Nadezhda is based in Kazanlak – a small town, situated in the Rose Valley, Bulgaria.

 

She has a bachelor’s degree in Graphic design from the Technical University of Sofia, after which she also completed a master’s degree at New Bulgarian University. She has worked as an illustrator on a freelance basis since her graduation. She opened her studio for illustration and art dolls called “Made by Nadiusha” in 2019. There she expresses her bold ideas the way she wants to.

 

Her inspiration comes from literature, history, art, cinema, nature in all forms, symbolism, astrology and magic, medicine and science, myths, legends and old stories, real people and events.

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In her leisurely moments, you’ll often find her curled up in a cosy chair, savouring a steaming cup of fragrant tea or rich coffee, while immersing herself in the pages of an intriguing encyclopedia or novel.