08/21/2026
DREAM BOLDLY — A Mural About Hope, Courage & the Journey of Dreams
Creating this mural for the Mother and Child Home in Vilnius, Lithuania, was much more than painting a wall for me. It became a journey into a world where dreams can fly, oceans have no boundaries, and even the impossible can become possible.
At the heart of the mural, a boy and a girl travel through the sky on the back of a great blue whale. The whale symbolizes strength, protection, wisdom, and the courage to travel into the unknown. It carries the children above the waves, reminding us that sometimes we simply need to trust—to believe that life can take us somewhere beautiful, even when we cannot yet see where we are going.
The ocean represents life itself: deep, mysterious, sometimes calm and sometimes full of waves. Just like our emotions, it is always moving. Yet beyond every wave there is another horizon waiting for us.
The little paper boats are especially meaningful to me. They are fragile and simple, yet they still dare to sail. To me, they represent our childhood dreams—the small wishes we fold inside our hearts and send out into the world. We may not always know where they will travel, but when we give them hope, courage, love, and patience, they can carry us farther than we ever imagined.
The hot-air balloons symbolize freedom, possibility, and rising above the things that hold us down. They remind us to look at life from a different perspective, to stay curious, and to never be afraid of dreaming bigger.
And the children looking toward the sky represent the most important message of this mural: your story is still being written. There is always another horizon, another adventure, another dream waiting for you.
The Lithuanian words painted on the wall say:
“Dream boldly, believe in yourself, and let your dreams lift you to the place where miracles begin.”
I am deeply grateful to Lietuvos Dukterys LA – Daughters of Lithuania LA for helping make this dream possible. Thank you for believing in this project, for supporting my journey, and for helping me fly all the way to these special homes in Vilnius so I could bring this colorful dream to life. Sometimes it takes many hearts working together for one dream to grow wings. ❤️
It was such a joy to stand in front of this wall, paint, imagine, dream, and watch an empty space slowly become a world filled with color, movement, hope, and possibility.
Perhaps that is what art does best—it gives us a place to dream before our dreams become real.
Keep dreaming. Keep sailing. Keep flying.
Because sometimes the most beautiful journeys begin with one small paper boat and one very big dream.
With love,
Rolandas Dabrukas
Artist & Muralist
www.RolandasArt.com
