If you want, no matter what your parents or other people say.
Just grow as an artist, study graphic design and illustration (even if at that time it's not a recognized degree). KOS: Oh gosh… If I could talk to my younger self I would tell her to just go for it. What does all this say about the importance of artisans to God? How does this make you feel when you spent a part of your childhood trying to be “interested in more normal professions?” Artists play a big role in the Old Testament in designing the Ark of the Covenant, in King Solomon leading the design of the temple, to David being a gifted poet and songwriter. It says in Zephaniah 3:17 that He is a singer too. He with the Son and Holy Spirit created and designed the earth. KOS: My dad is a doctor and my mum a speech therapist and audiologist, so I always felt like the black sheep of the family, like I had to study something “real,” but when the time came, my parents encouraged me to take an arts path, because they knew I would have been so miserable becoming a doctor or a lawyer! But of course, I think you can be a doctor and be an artist at the same time! My dad use to write songs and play guitar, and my mum was a piano teacher too and she enjoys painting and crafts. SM: For those who feel they are supposed to be a doctor, lawyer or work in an office, but want to be an artist, what is your advice to them? When I was 23, I left Germany to do an arts DTS with YWAM, and that was the first time I realized it could indeed be a calling and a thing God was telling me to do. For a long time I didn’t know it was my “calling”, but since I was a little girl I remember spending soooo much time drawing, writing stories, coming up with songs, theatre plays… and daydreaming too much in school, haha. KOS: I think I could never really escape from being an artist, haha. SM: When did you first realize that your calling was to be an artist? Having faith doesn’t take away the pain, but it does give hope and light in the darkness. I think Europe in general feels more insecure due to all these past attacks… but I think christians can do so much during these times. I was in summer camp at that moment and I remember we stopped everything we were doing and we just prayed, while checking the news on our phones. KOS: I think the attack in les Rambles will be something that all the Catalans will always remember. SM: How did you feel about the summer terrorist attack in Barcelona? How does your faith help you to cope with mass atrocities? So for the moment there is a lot of uncertainty of what will happen with the issue of Catalonia - Spain. And regarding to the events happening in the last few days… well I am quite disappointed with both parts (the Spanish and the Catalan), I think there hasn’t been enough dialogue but there has been a lot of stubbornness from all the leaders. I’m not a fan of country borders! And I don’t like seeing people from the same family or even the same church getting mad at each other just for a different politic view. To be honest I hate hate hate politics and I love love love people and different cultures. SM: Do you have any thoughts on the recent issues plaguing Spain regarding the October referendum of Catalonia separating from Spain?
A lot of our family members come from different parts of Spain because a lot of the population moved to cities like Barcelona looking for a job. We have a different language and different traditions too, but of course we also speak Spanish and nowadays I guess most people are a “mix” of both cultures (the Spanish and the Catalan). Many years ago, Catalonia wasn’t really part of Spain. KOS: You can compare it with Scotland and England more or less. SM: What makes Catalonia different from any other part of Spain? It is indeed a very international city, with a lot of opportunities and of course a huge artistic influence. My grandparents had a house near Montserrat and my parents later bought a cabin in the Pyrenees, so I went to school and studied music in the city but then spent my weekends and holidays far away from the city smoke! But I guess that growing up in Barcelona opens your eyes in a lot of ways.
Barcelona is a big city and you can’t ever get bored! I did spend a lot of time in the mountains though. Keila Olmo Sanchez: Similar to growing up in London, I guess. She's a creative, a graphic designer and muscisian with a heart for the Lord.Įnjoy this interview with Keila: Seele Magazine: What was it like growing up in Barcelona? Keila Olmo Sanchez is a originally from Spain but she is a citizen of the world, travelling to various cities in a year.
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