I’ve been living and creating on a houseboat with my partner Steve for a while now. Floating just outside the usual noise, what started as a life experiment has become a practice. A way of being. I’ve shared glimpses of this life over the years on Instagram under the hashtag #myhouseboatlife, almost like sending messages in a bottle. But lately, something deeper has been calling a need for a slower space. A place to stretch out. To reflect, remember, and reimagine.

 And here we are.

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I am Sikena Khadija, a 54-year-old artist living on a boat, making sense of time, memory, and joy through art. 

Thank you for being here.

Let’s drift together.