THE BEGINNING POINT FOR THE COLLECTION WAS THE TOPIC "SO YOUNG! SO OLD!". THAT LEAD ME TO FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC HISTORICAL PERIOD IN MY HOME COUNTRY, BULGARIA - THE LATE 80S AND EARLY 90S, WHEN THE COMMUNIST REGIME FELL AND THE TRANSITION TOWARDS DEMOCRACY STARTED. WHILE RESEARCHING FAMILY ARCHIVES, I DISCOVER MY MUSE - MY MOTHER. WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS HE JOYFUL AND FULL OF LIFE ATTITUDE, WHICH SEEMED IN CONTRAST WITH THE SURROUNDING ATMOSPHERE. AS A WAY TO TRANSLATE MY INSPIRATIONS, I CREATE 2 PRINT STORIES- ONE OF PLACED PRINTS WITH MY MOTHER'S PICTURES AND A SECOND ONE OF ALLOVER PRINTS, INSPIRED BY COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA MOSAICS. THE FALL-WINTER COLLECTION IS A SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN THE YOUNG AND THE OLD, THE CONSERVATIVE AND THE ECCENTRIC.