Magdalena Scholle describes this series of paintings, “The last two years of the pandemic have been difficult for everyone. Due to epidemiological restrictions, many artists were not able to present their work to the public. During quarantine, she created a series of still life oil paintings entitled “Once Upon a Time on Earth.” The focus of these pieces has been to offset stress and fear about the future through a mixture of seriousness and humor. In Spring 2020 there was a run on toilet paper and store shelves ordinarily filled with this essential item ran bare for days. The new difficulties of purchasing this item after the start of the pandemic reminded me of her childhood in communist Poland. During communism schools in Poland, organized an exchange of paper goods: books and waste paper, which students traded in at certain service points for coveted toilet paper."
