Why I Continue to Sign My Works as Liis Koger

After a long period of contemplation and difficult decisions on how to integrate something that feels right - both for myself and others - I’ve arrived at a place of clarity.

SISI STERN is the path I’m walking now. It’s not a pseudonym I invented or a brand I calculated. It was given to me - an inspiration, a concept, a process, a path I’m walking currently. It represents what I do, what I channel, and where I’m heading. But I’m still Liis Koger - this human being, in this human shell - and it is this person who signs the works: Liis Koger.

SISI STERN helps me frame what I’m doing. It helps me understand what I’m supposed to do, title and group the paintings more precisely. It is a name, but also a message. A direction. A channel. Through SISI STERN, I see the paintings as stars brought from the sky to the wall, offering each viewer a moment of connection with their higher self - a key for their own journey of growth - or connection to just another element, perhaps only a colour, why not.

SISI STERN points beyond me. It carries something that is hard to explain. I understand that this shift has caused some confusion. The transition hasn’t been seamless also for me. But as always, I choose to move forward fearlessly. I am aware that all life takes place in uncertainty - this is normality for everyone, just too dangerous to grasp for many.

So, I will continue to use both names. Trust that each use is intentional.

Stay brave, stay open.

Love
Liis

P.S.
Photos below were taken on 14.02.2025 at Anija Manor by Raul Valgiste. They capture the moment this transformation began.