''Painting The Impossible'' by Akiane Kramarik
Akiane Kramarik・9 minutes read
Family overcame hardships, starting from a small shack to a Frank Lloyd Wright mansion, nurturing close bonds; Daughter Ah Kiana experienced intense visions from age 4, leading to a love for painting and poetry.
Insights
- Ah Kiana's challenging upbringing in a small shack near a nuclear power plant led to health issues but transformed into success through a family food business, culminating in a move to a Frank Lloyd Wright mansion in Missouri, fostering strong familial ties and eschewing modern media.
- Despite a tumultuous journey marked by disappearances, relocations, and financial struggles, Ah Kiana's artistic talents blossomed, transitioning from intense dreams and visions to profound painting and poetry, with a significant focus on spiritual themes and personal growth.
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Recent questions
Where did the family live in 1994?
Shack in Illinois
What did the mother do when the child experienced visions?
Quit business
What happened when the child disappeared at age 5?
Reappeared after search
What did the family focus on in Colorado?
Writing poetry
Where did the child find a model for a painting?
Prayed for it
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From Shack to Mansion: Ah Kiana's Journey
- Family lived in a tiny Shack in 1994, near a nuclear power plant in Illinois; mother was a Lithuanian immigrant, father from Chicago ghettos; named Ah Kiana; faced safety issues and health problems.
- Family started a food business, leading to improved health and moving to a Frank Lloyd Wright mansion in Missouri; no TV or radio, close family bonds.
- At age 4, began experiencing intense dreams and visions of heaven, sketched them; mother quit business to spend time with her due to her visions.
- Disappeared at age 5, reappeared after a search; intense drawing and painting, lost inspiration briefly after visions disappeared.
- Moved to Colorado due to financial struggles, faced accidents and sickness; focused on writing poetry instead of art.
- Moved to Idaho, homeschooled at age 8, visions returned, fell in love with painting; prayed for a model for a painting, found a suitable one for a portrait of Jesus.
