đź’ś Imagining Gardens on Distant Planets
- Mariia Raskin
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read

I absolutely love fantasizing, especially about things we can’t fully know or explain. Sometimes I imagine what kinds of plants might exist on distant planets somewhere far beyond our galaxy. I’m sure their leaves would have unusual colors, mysterious patterns, and forms unlike anything we see on Earth.
For my diptych «Galaxy Garden», I chose different shades of purple because this color has always felt deeply connected to the universe for me: galaxies, cosmic energy, and all the unknown processes happening in space 🌌
It’s such a fascinating color, isn’t it? Mysterious, almost impossible to fully understand. And there’s probably a reason why, in Buddhist tradition, the highest chakra is represented as purple. It symbolizes connection with higher consciousness, wisdom, and intuition. The «crown chakra» unites the energy of all the lower centers and is associated with spiritual awareness, clarity of thought, harmony, and inner balance.
So maybe the alien garden I created carries a little of that energy too đź’« Maybe it can bring a sense of calm, inspiration, and thoughts about something greater than everyday life.
I honestly adore making these kinds of connections between art, color, symbolism, and imagination.



