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This story starts like everyone else of course , when I was a little kid.I come from a small country in South America.
I was always the step out of the line kid. In the city I lived, with my friends, in my family.I was mega creative, always making some type of art.
Taking all the extra classes in art because it was just my thing.
From drawing, painting to creating costumes for myself and for my friends.I was never considered the perfect kid, at least in the eyes of teachers or even family because I was always speaking my truth even when it wasn’t allowed. I don’t know why but it was always in me to just be myself and show my self like that.We live in a world that wants to control and condition everything we do, from how we behave to what we say or even what we wear.
Ok, so, being this “ different kid “ always comes with a price and sometimes very expensive.Some people love you for who you are but at the same time a lot others don’t like you for the same reason.That little creative & different kid grew into a full of charismatic teen who of course dressed different and still was trying to be herself in a world like that but now something call today , cyber bullying , appeared during adolescence.
Although I’ve always maintain my style even tho a part of me always kept asking in my mind.🌟🌟🌟What did I do wrong? This question followed me all my life.🌟🌟🌟It took a spiritual awakening to finally realize that there was never nothing wrong with that girl.
That that girl was just trying to live her life as everyone.I tried so much to be accepted, completely switched off of my real essence , lost my connection with art, always pleasing everyone, always buying new things, always trying to get the most cool things because they were on trend and of course that’s how people would have accepted me but going back to what change everything in me , when I was born again, my spiritual awakening.Since this moment and with a loooooot of studying and researching about personal development , getting Degrees in many holistic fields I’ve decided that I was NEVER going to listen or much less to let people from outside get in my head, I’ve decided I was going to show myself to the world as I always wanted, unique, beautifully NOT PERFECT.And that’s when ART re appeared in my life again. I use it as a way of healing, as a way of expression.
I decided I was going to stop shopping non sense . ( I’m a shop aholic in recovery )
After years of being this person who just buy to buy, I sat down with myself and asked… WHY AM I DOING THIS? WHO AM I BUYING ALL THIS FOR? for me? Or for others to like it (people pleasing) because last time I check, 1 pair of jeans dress you the same as having 10. One shirt has the same use at 10 others.WE CAN REPEAT CLOTHING, ITS OK.My spiritual awakening also made me connect much more with Mother Earth and I just see how buying just to buy it’s not anymore an option. We are facing a super bad crisis in the world and the fashion industry is one of the areas it’s affecting more our beautiful world with fast fashion that I understand , it’s easier and cheaper but again , if you sit down with your self and ask this question, Does it really feels good to harm the world we live in ? Why we really buy this things ? For us or for the rest of the world? To follow a trend or to be unique ? And that’s my message for YOU, we need to start accepting ourselves exactly who we are.In a world that want to tell us who to be, show ourselves with pride, speak our truth even if our voice shakes because there’s nothing wrong with us and there’s beauty to let your self be your self be NOT PERFECT.Each creation I do stands for this. This idea started when I saw all the amount of clothing I had, I thought of start playing with them to - instead of buying something new - I just remake it and Do something much cooler that represented ME.
Each piece of clothes I make i’ts pre loved. I re design your old jacket to make a JEWEL for u. Something that speaks you, that speaks your truth and trust me when you start speaking ur truth, healing finally starts and it’s fair to say that I only use stuff that I could give a second Life to it.
Not new stuff.Not perfect stands for being authentic and conscious. That’s why what I do it’s call conscious Art. Because it’s not only that every line I draw it’s being conscious but also focusing mainly in the message and who my client is. It’s the first step on your journey to self discovery and by that finally, self accepting. We need more people in the world who accept themselves because it takes 1 person to dare for others to follow.💜💖🧡Imagine we can create a world where people are much more conscientious about Mother Earth, about oneself, about self accepting, more about showing their own style and not following trends and much less buying in stores who produces for masses.Let’s be unique, let’s allow each other to be because when u allow yourself to be you, you also allow the other one to be.It’s a win/win and you know what? That’s a beautiful thing.Thank you for being here,
I’m forever grateful for you.
Let’s spread the message of love, positivity and authenticity around the world 🌍Welcome to the self love club!Love,
Mara 💜