“VISITS TO HEAVEN”

Most people will agree with the statement “Every product of genius is the product of inspiration.” But where does inspiration come from?

One recognized genius, Akiane Kramarik (pronounced ah-KEE-ah-nah), an otherwise normal 13-year-old girl from Idaho in the U.S. northwest, says hers comes from God in the form of visions, dreams, and personal observation. Akiane is a self-taught artist whose deeply spiritual paintings have won her international acclaim as one of the top visual artists in the world. She is also a poet and a composer and speaks four languages. She began drawing at the age of four, around the time she began having profound spiritual experiences, which she called “visits to Heaven,” and described in detail to her then-atheistic mother. “I have been blessed by God,” Akiane says. “I want my art to draw people’s attention to God.” Other examples of Akiane’s art and poetry can be found at http://www.artakiane.com. 