{"id":53534,"date":"2025-07-14T14:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/project\/i-got-wings-to-fly\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:38:48","slug":"i-got-wings-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/en\/project\/i-got-wings-to-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"I Got Wings to Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>I Got Wings to Fly<\/h1>\n<p>2023 \u2013 &#8220;Soulsisters&#8221; series <a href=\"https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/en\/soulsisters-series\/\">(view series)<\/a><br \/>100 x 100 x 3 cm<br \/>Acrylic and oil stick on canvas<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/verena-mayer-kolbinger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Verena-Mayer-Kolbinger-I-get-wings-to-fly_100x100_2023.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Verena-Mayer-Kolbinger-I-get-wings-to-fly_100x100_2023&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>A single petal lifts off.<\/h3>\n<h3>Delicate, almost weightless.<\/h3>\n<h3>And yet with a clear impulse: Now.<\/h3>\n<p>This painting tells of the moment I began to live my own life. The path there was not straightforward. The new freedom felt unfamiliar \u2013 sometimes barely tangible. And yet it was there.   <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The darkness of the painting is not gloomy. It is interwoven with earthy khaki tones, cool blue, warm red. Depth, memory, past \u2013 and then: movement. Fine lines, etched traces, a gentle breeze sweeping through a blooming rose bush, making leaves dance.   <\/p>\n<p>I had to let go of my role \u2013 stop protecting what was not my responsibility. And the moment I spread my wings, something unexpected happened: My sister became a new sister. No more friction between two searching girls. But closeness. Clarity. 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And knows it still belongs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>You are allowed to let go. 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