As a first-generation Canadian, I grew up between two worlds. At home, I was Badia, named after my grandmother, rooted in my family’s heritage. Outside, I became Betty, an English name chosen to help me fit in.
At the time, it was practical.
Looking back, I see it as the beginning of separating parts of who I was.
I was raised in a family that deeply valued hard work, practicality, and achievement. Those values gave me a strong foundation, but there wasn’t much room for creativity or expressing big emotions. Over time I learned to tuck those parts of myself away, believing success meant becoming less of who I naturally was.
Years later, I discovered that the very parts I’d hidden were my greatest strengths. My creativity, sensitivity, and imagination are the foundation of my work and how I connect with others. I realized, it was never about choosing one identity over the other. It was consciously embracing all of who I am: the artist and the strategist, the dreamer and the achiever, the woman shaped by two cultures, carrying on whole identity.
This is how the House of Badia was born.
‘House’ represents the homes my artwork becomes part of and the feeling of belonging that transforms a space into something deeply personal.
‘Badia’ is an homage to my grandmother, my heritage, and the name that has always been mine.
House of Badia is more than a name. It’s a celebration of identity, belonging, and the courage to embrace every part of ourselves.
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