<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mateja Saraja]]></title><description><![CDATA[MATEJA SARAJA]]></description><link>https://matejasarajaoffical.wixsite.com/illustration/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:32:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://matejasarajaoffical.wixsite.com/illustration/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Discovering Gouache, Collage, and My Creative Path]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a long time, I thought I knew who I was creatively. I wrote stories, dreamed about novels, and pursued careers that seemed practical. Yet something always felt slightly out of reach. I kept searching for the thing that would truly feel like mine. Then I discovered gouache. At first, it was just another art supply. But the more I painted, the more I realized that gouache suited the way I liked to work. I make mistakes often, and gouache allowed me to paint over them. I could experiment,...]]></description><link>https://matejasarajaoffical.wixsite.com/illustration/post/discovering-gouache-collage-and-my-creative-path</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2fde331e4df337d8202978</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb9375_65c0eb8ccb694f70878cb84f7fb49eb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>matejasarajaoffical</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finishing Imperfect Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I started working on Horatio the Curious Bunny, I wasn't trying to create a perfect book. At least, that's what I told myself. The truth is, like many artists, I wanted every illustration to be better, every page to be stronger, and every sentence to sound just right. The story went through only a few drafts before I reached a familiar crossroads. Part of me wanted to keep revising. Another part wanted to start over completely. And a small voice suggested that maybe I wasn't ready to...]]></description><link>https://matejasarajaoffical.wixsite.com/illustration/post/finishing-imperfect-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1f1245b63f5fb828e94d31</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:27:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb9375_f7d905ccef93459296e0735932901529~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_492,h_565,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>matejasarajaoffical</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>