Ceren in Wonderland
2022
21x29,7cm
Gouache, acrylic on cardboard paper
This self-portrait is inspired by the White Rabbit and The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, with being inspired by their characteristic traits, I put them in my self-portrait like roses that were painted red and rabbits that revolve around me.
Farewell, Југославија
2022
29x42 cm
Watercolor on paper & digital medium
My grandmother from my mother's side is a Yugoslavian Turk.
She moved back to Turkey with her family when she was around 12 years old.
Once she left Yugoslavia she never had any chance to return back which is really sad in my opinion, whenever I catch her talking about her old hometown I always find her looking sad and homesick. The saddest part yet is that she had completely forgotten Macedonian by the time she was 30 by never having a chance to speak it with anyone that made me think about being left an outcast by each one of your nationalities; She did not grow up in Turkey so she does not hold the same values and beliefs as other people her age did. But when she was living in Yugoslavia she was not fullyYugoslavian because of her blood. So it is as if she did not belong anywhere during her youth.. at all. She has this photo of her in her living room one day I caught my uncle calling the photo that this drawing is based off on “Elveda, Rumeli” which translates into “Farewell, Yugoslavia” when I unknowingly took a glimpse at my grandmother I could see her tear up and looking at her old self in an awe, this was what drove me into recreating her last ever photo just outside her old house.
She moved back to Turkey with her family when she was around 12 years old.
Once she left Yugoslavia she never had any chance to return back which is really sad in my opinion, whenever I catch her talking about her old hometown I always find her looking sad and homesick. The saddest part yet is that she had completely forgotten Macedonian by the time she was 30 by never having a chance to speak it with anyone that made me think about being left an outcast by each one of your nationalities; She did not grow up in Turkey so she does not hold the same values and beliefs as other people her age did. But when she was living in Yugoslavia she was not fullyYugoslavian because of her blood. So it is as if she did not belong anywhere during her youth.. at all. She has this photo of her in her living room one day I caught my uncle calling the photo that this drawing is based off on “Elveda, Rumeli” which translates into “Farewell, Yugoslavia” when I unknowingly took a glimpse at my grandmother I could see her tear up and looking at her old self in an awe, this was what drove me into recreating her last ever photo just outside her old house.
Kafam Çorba Oldu
2022
29x42 cm
Watercolor, collage on paper
Kafam çorba oldu, which translates into “my head has turned into soup” is a Turkish idiom that is used when someone is confused and does not have any idea what is going on, by being inspired by this idiom and a Turkish soup made by using brains ,I created this project.
Frankenstein's Creation
2022
29x42 cm
Ink, watercolor on paper
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly is one of my favourite books so much so that I can say
that it is my favourite book that I have ever read due to the fact that it was what got
me into classic literature. I found Frankenstein to be gory yet beautiful which when I
later looked at my own portfolio was the theme that I had for the majority of my
drawings.Things do not have to be black and white they can be grey as well and the grey
which is implied here is where gore and beauty mix. I find that Frankenstein’s
abomination is actually beautiful in its own messed up -gory way the efforts and
hours that Vicor Frankenstein put into into his craft and animating him makes him
beautiful before his creator decides to push him away. I wanted to capture that sense
of beauty and passion that most of the artists go through with their work, you know
what I am talking about its the staying up until 4am to finish a project that makes
what you work on beautiful no matter how you might feel after looking at it when you
wake up.
that it is my favourite book that I have ever read due to the fact that it was what got
me into classic literature. I found Frankenstein to be gory yet beautiful which when I
later looked at my own portfolio was the theme that I had for the majority of my
drawings.Things do not have to be black and white they can be grey as well and the grey
which is implied here is where gore and beauty mix. I find that Frankenstein’s
abomination is actually beautiful in its own messed up -gory way the efforts and
hours that Vicor Frankenstein put into into his craft and animating him makes him
beautiful before his creator decides to push him away. I wanted to capture that sense
of beauty and passion that most of the artists go through with their work, you know
what I am talking about its the staying up until 4am to finish a project that makes
what you work on beautiful no matter how you might feel after looking at it when you
wake up.
A Child's Imagination
2022
22x35 cm
Ink on paper
This illustration depicts the image of how far a child’s imagination can go. It is not secret that kids have the most active imagination of all but it does not all mean that it can always be good whereas sometimes the ones with the most active imagination of all have the most problems with sleeping at night or walking home at night with the paranoia of they are being watched, it is them the most active of all whom have these kinds of thoughts.
An Hommage For A Queen
2022
32x47 cm
Gouache, watercolor on paper
History holds a special place in my heart and the Tudor era is one of my favorites to learn and read about, Anne Boleyn is one of my favorite historical figures, as I love powerful women in history. I found it unfair that almost all of her portraits were burnt down after her execution, as no one deserves to be forgotten no matter how good or bad they are. They still deserve to hold a memory in history so that the same actions won't be repeated again.
Original Characters Turnaround:
Analog Camera-Storyboard
2022
29x42 cm
Watercolor on paper
This storyboard follows the events of my original story “befriending ghosts”. One of the two main characters that I have, Winn(the blonde one) has an atypical relationship with her ancestors, as she can see them in fact she and one of her great-grandaunts share the same face, as she tries to live up to expectations set in ghost hunting set
by her ancestors they make Winn’s sense of identity fall apart.This storyboard rather looks deeper into how their stories differ and how they end, or do not in Winn’s case.
by her ancestors they make Winn’s sense of identity fall apart.This storyboard rather looks deeper into how their stories differ and how they end, or do not in Winn’s case.
Winn With A Candle
2022
21x29 cm
Watercolor,ink on paper
To experiment with lighting I drew my original character Winn with an old candle holder in a dark environment where there is no light source besides the candle.
The Elevator Game
2022
50x100 cm
Watercolor on paper & digital medium
This storyboard is based on my character, Winn playing the elevator game which allows the players to change dimensions.
Phantom
2022
3D, 50x35x22 cm
Clay,acrylique,chipboard
The character that served as a model for my 3D project is one of the original characters in my story called “Befriending Ghosts”. This character is one of the ghosts that the protagonists meet during the events of the story. After designing the character for a storyboard, I wanted to turn it into a sculpture.
Angel
2022
35x50 cm
Watercolor on paper
With being inspired by the Hellenistic sculptures and motifs I have illustrated an angel that indicates that it is the end of the world with the columns that are collapsing.
Comics For EYP
19 May 2020
35x50 cm
Digital medium
Here are the comics I did based on the participants stories for an EYP conference as my Media Team Member project.
WhatsApp Stickers for EYP
26 March 2021
Digital media
Digital medium
Here are the WhatsApp stickers I did for the EYP Swedish national session as my Media Team Member project.
Postcards For EYP
2022
14x9 cm
Watercolor on paper & digital medium
Postcards and a stamp I did for the 96th International Session of EYP which took place in Riga,Latvia.
Dancing Queen
2022
Digital media
Digital medium
An animated memoir of my last days being the “Dancing Queen, young and sweet only 17”.
Observational Drawings
2022-2023
Various sizes
Various Mediums
