I am a comic artist, illustrator, believer and alive
08/25
This is my first short comic — a small, personal story about a pain I’ve carried, and the hope that helped me find my way through it.
It’s only about ten pages long, so it’ll take just a couple of minutes to read.
I hope you find something of your own in it.
It’s only about ten pages long, so it’ll take just a couple of minutes to read.
I hope you find something of your own in it.
Hi! I’m Lia (my nickname is Bathia), a self-taught artist, aside from seven years
at art school, born in Ukraine. I love the forest and long drives, bike rides out
of the city, laughing until my stomach hurts, tea with milk, film cameras, singing
when no one is home, and spinning in dance around my room. I create stories and characters, that’s what I do. I pour into it all the emotions and feelings I’ve lived through: pain, fear, joy, hope, a sense of being lost, falling in love, friendship.
My characters are alive, and so are the stories, because they are all a part of me.
I grew up in a harsh and cold Karelian village (Karelia is near Finland), and that place awakened in me a love for the forest, for mysteries and for the unknown. Once, I even wrote and began drawing a comic about northern myths and shamans, but then Yeshua took hold of my life. He saved me, and I found victory over my pain and fears, though I am still on this journey, and probably will be
for the rest of my life. My path is very difficult, painful, and deeply traumatic, and
in my stories I share it in one way or another.
I just want you to know that you are not alone in what you are going through. I may be able to understand what is in your heart and share that feeling with you. I simply sit beside you and listen.
See you inside my comics.
at art school, born in Ukraine. I love the forest and long drives, bike rides out
of the city, laughing until my stomach hurts, tea with milk, film cameras, singing
when no one is home, and spinning in dance around my room. I create stories and characters, that’s what I do. I pour into it all the emotions and feelings I’ve lived through: pain, fear, joy, hope, a sense of being lost, falling in love, friendship.
My characters are alive, and so are the stories, because they are all a part of me.
I grew up in a harsh and cold Karelian village (Karelia is near Finland), and that place awakened in me a love for the forest, for mysteries and for the unknown. Once, I even wrote and began drawing a comic about northern myths and shamans, but then Yeshua took hold of my life. He saved me, and I found victory over my pain and fears, though I am still on this journey, and probably will be
for the rest of my life. My path is very difficult, painful, and deeply traumatic, and
in my stories I share it in one way or another.
I just want you to know that you are not alone in what you are going through. I may be able to understand what is in your heart and share that feeling with you. I simply sit beside you and listen.
See you inside my comics.
You can support me financially by sending a donation through my Lava.top account. I would be truly grateful, as it will allow me to dedicate more time to my comic. You can also subscribe for early access to new comic pages, up to two weeks before everyone else, also on Lava.top. There, you can find and purchase my digital products as well.
And of course, I would deeply appreciate your activity on my social media, it means a lot and supports me more than you might think. If you’d like, you can also send me an email with your thoughts on my comic.
I would be very happy to read your message and reply to you!
And of course, I would deeply appreciate your activity on my social media, it means a lot and supports me more than you might think. If you’d like, you can also send me an email with your thoughts on my comic.
I would be very happy to read your message and reply to you!
liabathia.letter@gmail.com