Filipino-Italian Milena Julia is an 18-year-old artist from the Philippines. She started painting since she was a child, when her parents enrolled her in painting classes. The pandemic helped her improve her art immensely. She was able to work on her new skills and improved day by day. She and her family  moved into a home with a garden, which she uses as her inspiration. Despite the problems and issues going on worldwide, she showcases joy and hope in her artworks. Despite the troubling times, there will always be hope, so she uses nature as a constant symbol throughout her work.