K a t i e K a c h

Nebesni metulji / Celestial Butterfl ies

Slikarska razstava / Art Exhibition

About the artist

I was born on June 15, 1963, Ljubljana, Slovenija.

I have had the love of art all my life. My love for painting started

early in my childhood, but later I also devoted much time to

dance, acting and writing poetry. I have written three books of

poetry in English language and several other texts in English and

Slovene. My latest book of poetry entitled Celestial butterfl ies fea-

tures some of the butterfl y paintings fi rst shown in my exhibition

by the same title.

I studied The History of Art and English Language and Literature

at the University of Ljubljana, and taught English in Adult educa-

tion in Slovenija. I moved to England for further studies in 1991

and lived in London for 10 years. I obtained the TESOL qualifi ca-

tion and got the position of an English Language Teacher at the

College of North-East London, where I taught for two years, before

undergoing a complete change of direction in life. I became

increasingly interested in spiritual studies and psychic develop-

ment, but especially in Alternative and Complementary medicine

and methods of healing the body, mind and soul. I began my

alternative medical studies at The College of Psychic Studies in

London, and became a Certifi ed Healer. I also studied Kinesiology

(Energy Medicine) at The Institute for Systemic Kinesiology in

England, where I obtained a professional qualifi cation. In addition

I hold the I.T.E.C. Diploma in Anatomy, Physiology and Massage,

the I.T.E.C. Certifi cate in Diet and Nutrition, and I am a qualifi ed

Spiritual Response Therapy Healer (SRT). I also use Tibetan Mas-

tery techniques studied under a Tibetan Llama. I have been work-

ing in a healing profession for over 10 years, using various forms

of healing to help individuals reach better health, state of mind,

and more fulfi llment in their personal as well as professional lives.

Recently I have been devoting the majority of my time to my fi rst

love – painting. I am a self-taught artist and I paint from my heart

and soul. I am being guided through the connection with my

higher mind, it works through me and helps produce my paint-

ings, it is an exciting and tremendously rewarding process, as well

as a great help in my own spiritual journey. It has become a pas-

sion and a soul need that I paint, at the same time assisting those

who appreciate my works of art and lifting their vibration.

My desire is to add as much beauty and positive vibration to this

world as I possibly can, I feel this is part of my mission in this life,

therefore I intend to create many more works of art in years to

come.

O umetnici

Rojena sem 15. 6. 1963, v Ljubljani.

Ljubim vse zvrsti umetnosti. Moja ljubezen do slikanja se je rodila

zgodaj v otroštvu, kasneje pa sem posvetila veliko časa tudi plesu,

igri in pisanju poezije. Napisala sem tri knjige poezije v angle-

škem jeziku in več drugih del v angleškem in v slovenskem jeziku.

V moji najnovejši knjigi poezije z naslovom Celestial butterfl ies, je

objavljenih nekaj slik metuljev, ki se tematsko povezujejo z vsebi-

no poezije, prvič pa so te slike predstavljene tudi na moji razstavi

z enakim naslovom.

Študirala sem Umetnostno zgodovino in Angleški jezik in litera-

turo na Filozofski fakulteti v Ljubljani. Nekaj let sem poučevala

tečaje angleščine za odrasle. Leta 1991 sem se preselila v Anglijo,

kjer sem živela 10 let. Tam sem zaključila TESOL študij za učitelja

angleščine in nato dve leti poučevala angleščino na College of

North-East London, predno sem doživela popolno preobrazbo

življenske poti in smeri. Začela sem se zanimati za študij duhov-

nosti in jasnovidnih zaznav, predvsem pa za alternativno in kom-

plementarno medicino in načine zdravljenja telesa, uma in duha.

Študij alternativnih metod zdravljenja sem pričela na College

of Psychic Studies v Londonu in postala kvalifi cirana zdravitelji-

ca. Pridobila sem tudi kvalifi kacijo iz kineziologije (energetske

medicine) na Institute for Systemic Kinesiology v Angliji. Prav tako

posedujem I.T.E.C. Diplomo iz Anatomije, fi ziologije in masaže,

I.T.E.C. Certifi cat iz Diete in prehrane, in sem kvalifi ciran terapevt

Spiritul Response Therapy (SRT – zdravljenje dušnega zapisa in

podzavesti). Pri zdravljenju uporabljam tudi Tibetanske Mojstrske

tehnike. Kot zdravilka delujem že več kot deset let in uporabljam

različne metode zdravljenja za dosego boljšega fi zičnega zdravja,

stanja uma, pa tudi za svetovanje na osebnem in poklicnem

področju.

V zadnjem obdobju sem začela posvečati velik del svojega časa

svoji prvi ljubezni – slikanju. Sem slikar samouk in slikam iz

srca in duše, vodi me moj višji jaz, ki mi pomaga ustvarjati moja

slikarska dela.To je vznemirljiv proces in čudovita pomoč na moji

osebni duhovni poti. Slikanje je postalo moja strast in želja duše,

ki se želi izraziti na tak način, istočasno pa s slikanjem pomagam

dvigovati vibracijo vsem tistim, ki cenijo moja slikarska dela.

Želim prispevati čim več lepote in visoke vibracije svetu v katerem

bivamo, saj čutim, da je to del moje dušne naloge v tem življenju,

zato nameravam posvečati veliko časa procesu slikarskega ustvar-

janja tudi v prihodnjih letih.

2007

Nebesne metulje

prinašaš mojemu notranjemu očesu,

sproščajo mi napetost uma

in transformirajo mojo vizijo,

le nežnost zdaj valovi v mojih venah

in neskončna ljubezen.

Darilo tebe,

da skupaj dihava,

ponovno,

na tej zemlji,

je dovolj,

da se pozdravi moje vesolje.

Držal si obljubo in prišel,

še ob ravno pravem času,

smejoč se, kot da si šele včeraj

zapustil moj svet.

Slap ljubezni sem postala od tedaj,

za vse nas,

in verujem, da te doseže kapljica slapu

in se razširi kot valovanje kamenčka

padlega v morje tvojega razumevanja.

Le kako drugače naj se ti zahvalim,

ljubezen moja.

Celestial butterflies

you bring to my Eye,

transforming my inner vision,

releasing tension from my mind,

only tenderness now fl ows

through my veins,

and endless love.

Th e gift of you,

that we breathe together,

again,

on this Earth,

is enough to heal my Universe.

You kept a promise

and showed up just in time

smiling as if only yesterday

you left my world.

A waterfall of Love

I’ve since become

for all of us,

hoping a drop will reach you

and be like little stone’s ripples

on the sea of your understanding.

How else to thank you, my love?

Simbolizem metulja Butterfl y Symbolism

Metulj je čudovit in močen simbol s števil-

nimi pomeni, med najpomembnejšimi pred-

stavlja transformacijo, pozitivno spremembo,

ljubezen, radost, vero, gibanje, barvo in lepo-

to, simbolizira pa tudi dušo in višjo zavest in

zato predstavlja vstajenje in ponovno rojstvo.

Metulj ima še številne druge simbolične po-

mene, glede na kulturo v kateri se pojavlja.

Ameriški indijanci uporabljajo simbol metu-

lja kot vodstvo pri uvajanju sprememb, sre-

či in uspešnem zakonu, kitajcem pa metulj

predstavlja radost in srečo, v navadi je, da

podarijo mladoporočencem metulja iz žada,

saj verujejo, da simbolizira poroko dušnih

partnerjev. V številnih drugih kulturah me-

tulj simbolizira žensko energijo, ženstvenost,

čutnost, lepoto in milino.

Kulturni miti častijo metulja kot simbol

transformacije zaradi svojega impresivnega

procesa metamorfoze – od ličinke do goseni-

ce in nato zapredka do končnega čudovitega

metulja. Prav tako kot metulji, tudi ljudje

preživljamo več faz razvoja predno dosežemo

stanje višje zavesti. Ravno v metuljevi meta-

morfozi leži njegov najglobji simbolični po-

men, poziva nas, da sprejmemo spremembe

v našem življenju tako samoumevno, kot jih

je sposoben metulj, ki sprejme spremembe

fi zične oblike in svojega okolja brez upiranja

in z veliko vere. Tako lahko rečemo, da nas

metulj poziva k ohranitvi vere, ko potujemo

skozi življenske spremembe, uči nas spustiti

strahove, jezo in ostala negativna čustva, ki

so malenkostna v primerjavi z spremenljivo

silo narave.

The butterfly is a very beautiful and

powerful symbol with numerous meanings,

some of the most important ones represent-

ing transformation, positive change, love, joy,

faith, movement, color and beauty. It also

symbolizes the soul and higher conscious-

ness, and therefore stands for resurrection

and rebirth. Th ere are many more symbolic

connotations to the butterfl y depending on

the culture where its image appears. Ameri-

can Indians, for example, use the butterfl y

symbol as guidance in change, happiness and

successful marriage, to Chinese the butterfl y

represents joy and bliss, a jade butterfl y is

given as a wedding gift because they believe

it represents the wedding of soul mates. In

many other cultures the butterfl y is symbolic

of femininity, sensuality and grace.

Cultural myths honor the butterfl y as a sym-

bol of transformation because of its impres-

sive process of metamorphosis from egg to

caterpillar to cocoon and then fi nally into

a magnifi cent butterfl y. Just like butterfl ies,

humans go through various stages of exis-

tence before reaching higher states of being.

Herein lies the deepest symbolic lesson of the

butterfl y, she asks us to accept the changes in

our lives as casually as she does. Th e butter-

fl y unquestioningly embraces the changes of

her body and her environment, and this ac-

ceptance of her metamorphosis is also sym-

bolic of faith. Here the butterfl y asks us to

keep our faith as we undergo transitions in

our lives, and let go of fear, anger and other

negative emotions, which are useless against

the tides of nature.

Metulj tudi simbolizira dušo. Vsi ljudje smo

na dolgem popotovanju duše, na katerem se

soočamo s preobrati, križpotji in pogoji, ki

nas vzpodbudijo v duhovno rast in posle-

dično dvig zavesti. Na koncu našega dušnega

potovanja smo neizogibno in očitno spreme-

njeni. Naša odgovornost samim sebi pa je,

da hodimo svojo pot v veri, da sprejmemo

spremembe ki prihajajo in zaključimo svojo

transformacijo prav tako uspešno kot čudo-

vit metulj.

Energija metulja je zaščitniška in pomaga

da je naša transformacija radostna in lahka,

namesto travmatična, v naše življenje prinese

barvo, lepoto in občutek lahkotnosti biva-

nja.

Metulji zaznavajo svet skozi čutne organe

na nogah in ga zato lahko okušajo le preko

nenehnega gibanja, tako simbolizirajo tudi

gibanje in ples.

Grško ime za metulja je psyche, od tod izvi-

ra ime psiha in psihologija. Človeski um je

podoben metulju, nenehno bega iz misli na

misel, prav tako kot metulj leta iz cveta na

cvet. V grškem mitu je Psiha (duša) večno

povezana z Erosom (bog ljubezni), zato je

metulj močen simbol za ljubimce in ljubezen

na splošno.

Skozi vso človeško zgodovino je bil prav lik

metulja upodobljen v različnih umetniških

zvrsteh bolj pogosto kot katero koli drugo

živo bitje.

Katie Kach

Th e butterfl y is also associated with the soul.

We are all on a long journey of the soul, we

encounter shift s, turns and conditions which

force us to move to higher levels and grow in

the process. At the end of our soul journey we

are inevitably changed. Our responsibility to

ourselves is to make our way in faith, accept

the changes that come, and emerge from our

transition as brilliantly as the butterfl y.

Th e energy of the butterfl y is protective and

makes the process of our metamorphosis joy-

ful and easy, instead of traumatic, it brings

color, beauty and a sense of lightness into

our lives.

Butterfl ies see through the sensory organs

on their legs, therefore they experience life

through constant motion, so they also repre-

sent the energy of movement and dance.

Th e Greek name for a butterfl y is psyche, and

the word psychology stems from that name.

Th e human mind can be likened to a butter-

fl y, constantly fl eeting from one thought to

the next, without a pause, just like butterfl ies

fl y from fl ower to fl ower.

In Greek myth Psyche (soul), is forever

linked with Eros (God of Love), and so the

butterfl y is a powerful symbol of lovers and

love in general.

Th roughout the history the image of the but-

terfl y has been depicted in various art forms

more oft en than any other living creature.

Katie Kach

Nebesni metuljislikarska dela Katie Kach

Celestial butterfl iespaintings by Katie Kach

Moja slikarska zbirka poimenovana

Nebesni metulji, prikazuje 70 najrazličnejših

podob metuljev – variacij na temo metulja.

Pri slikanju uporabljam več različnih tehnik

– akvarel, pastel, tempera, akril in mešano

tehniko.

Slike metuljev predstavljajo proces transfor-

macije na vseh nivojih naše zavesti in stre-

mljenje k povezavi s primarnim izvorom.

Ko nam uspe vzpostaviti povezavo z našim

višjim jazom oziroma zavestjo, vstopimo v

območje neomejenih možnosti, začnemo se

zavedati, da smo soustvarjalci svoje lastne

usode, zato lahko končno zaživimo zavestno

in s pozitivno namero.

Vsakdo izmed nas je kot popoln metulj, ki

vsebuje potencial za doseganje najvišjih ni-

vojev zavesti. Prav tako kot raznoliki metulji,

tudi ljudje posedujemo najrazličnejše fi zične

podobe in energije, vsi pa smo popolni prav

takšni kakršni smo, v vseh fazah našega ra-

zvoja.

Ker delujem kot poklicna zdraviteljica, moje

slike poleg umetniške in estetske vrednosti

vsebujejo tudi zdravilno energijo, ki pripo-

more k procesu duhovne rasti, vsebujejo pa

tudi številne zdravilne simbole, kot so spi-

rale, simbol neskončnosti, numerološka šte-

vila, ki vzpodbujajo pozitivno spremembo

in kreativnost, ter številna druga sporočila

energetske medicine za dvig radosti, ljubezni

in lepote bivanja. Metulji vas bodo spomnili

kdo v resnici ste in zakaj ste na tem prelepem

planetu zemlji. Pomagali vas bodo povezati z

vašim poslanstvom in ga uspešno izpeljati.

V moji zbirki metuljev je serija slik, kjer me-

tulja tvorijo profi li obrazov, ti predstavljajo

My butterfly collection entitled Ce-

lestial Butterfl ies presents a variety of over 70

butterfl y images or variations on the theme

of the butterfl y. I use water color, pastel,

poster color, acrylic paint and mixed tech-

niques in my art.

Th e butterfl y paintings represent the process

of transformation on all levels of our being,

and the search for the connection with our

source, once we establish that contact with

our higher mind or consciousness, all things

become possible and we become aware of be-

ing co-creators of our own destiny, we fi nally

start living our lives with awareness and posi-

tive intention.

Each one of us is like a perfect butterfl y,

containing all the potential for reaching the

highest levels of awareness possible, and just

like the versatile butterfl y images, we all have

diff erent forms and energy packages, but we

are nevertheless all perfect and beautiful, just

as we are, at every stage on our journey.

I work as a professional healer and add my

own personal healing vibration to each

painting, so besides artistic and aesthetic

value, my paintings contain within them

a form of energy medicine which assists in

personal growth process and in making life

more joyous and fi lled with positive vibra-

tion. Th e paintings also contain powerful

healing symbols, like spirals, infi nity symbol,

auspicious numerology numbers aff ecting

positive change and promoting creativity,

and many more energetic messages. Th e but-

terfl ies will remind you of who you really are

and why you are down here on this beautiful

earth, they will help reconnect you to your

moške in ženske energije, ki iščejo združitev

in harmonijo na svoji poti k višji zavesti bi-

vanja. Vsakdo izmed nas čuti globoko v sebi

željo in stremljenje k združitvi s svojo drugo

polovico ali dušo dvojčico. Ko je ta združitev

dosežena, kar se nenazadnje zgodi znotraj

naše lastne duševnosti, se počutimo popolni

in v dušnem miru, takrat smo osredinjeni v

srčnem centru in iz njega delujemo z osebno

močjo in pozitivno namero. Ko se sami tako

počutimo celostni, v svoje življenje prite-

gnemo popolnega partnerja, saj izžarevamo

ustrezno vibracijo.

Moja zbirka vsebuje tudi sklop slik z naslo-

vom Poljub. Tu se moška in ženska energija

združita in skupaj tvorita lik svetega grala,

ki je simbol ljubezni, novega življenja in po-

tomstva. Ko se moški in ženska dotakneta, je

yin-yang ravnovesje doseženo, njuna združi-

tev predstavlja harmonijo in je veliko globja

kot le zgolj fi zični nivo. V osrednjem liku

svetega grala lahko vidimo tudi stiliziranega

metulja, ki simbolizira uspešen partnerski

odnos in srečen zakon.

Moja iskrena želja je, da uživate v raznolikosti

mojih metuljev, naj vam prinesejo ljubezen,

radost, vero, barvo in lepoto v vaš vsakdan.

Z blagoslovi in ljubeznijo

mission in life and to follow through to its

successful completion.

Th ere is a series of paintings in my collec-

tion, with face profi les forming the butterfl y

shape, they represent the male and female

energies seeking union and harmony on their

path to higher consciousness. Th ere is, deep

within each one of us, a powerful longing

and a desire for union with the other half of

oneself or our twin fl ame, through achieving

that union, which ultimately happens within

our own psyche, we then feel complete and

at peace, are able to rest in our heart center

and act from it with power and positive in-

tention. Once we ourselves feel whole, we

can then draw towards us our perfect part-

ner purely through the power of the suitable

vibration.

Another series of my paintings, representing

a slightly diff erent and stylized butterfl y im-

ages, is entitled Th e Kiss.

Here the male and female polarities come to-

gether to form Th e Holly Grail, the symbol of

love and new life. When a man and a woman

touch, the yin-yang balance is achieved, they

bond and harmonize on a deeper than purely

the physical level. Th e central image in these

paintings can be seen as a stylized butterfl y,

also representing a happy relationship and a

successful marriage of twin souls.

My sincere wish is that you enjoy my butter-

fl ies and let them bring love, joy, color and

beauty into your daily life.

With a blessing and much love

Fa

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fl ies

velikost/size: 30 x 30 cm, 2007–2008

Nebesni metulji: Profi li obrazov / Celestial Butterfl ies: Face Profi les

velikost/size: 30 x 30 cm, 2007–2008

Fa

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zijsk

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lji / F

an

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fl ies

velikost/size: 40 x 40 cm, 2007–2008

Po

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iss

Poljub tvori Sveti Gral / The Kiss forming the Holly Grail

velikost/size: 50 x 40 cm, 50 x 50 cm, 2008

Slike iz prihodnje zbirke

Paintings from the next collection

Pajkova mreža življenja / The Spider’s Web of Life, 2008

pokrovitelj razstave / exhibition sponsored by:

Danfoss Trata d.o.o., Ljubljana