It started with a house. Our daughter Evija — six years old, crayon in hand — drew the most wonderfully wonky little house you've ever seen. She drew it, coloured it, and moved on to her next masterpiece. That's what kids do.
But I couldn't move on. I'm Juozas, and I've always been the kind of person who tinkers with technology. When I saw a video of someone using AI to turn a child's drawing into a 3D animation, something clicked. I spent hours converting Evija's house into a Pixar-style world — and then I placed her inside it. A tiny Pixar version of our daughter, watering the flowers she'd drawn herself.
When I showed her? She was excited — though I'll admit, she's a little spoiled. Dad does AI stuff. But imagine the kids at the birthday party who have no idea this is coming. Imagine their faces when their friend walks through their own drawing on screen. That's the moment that made us think — every child deserves this.
My wife Ivy and I already run TravelEvija, a visa consultation business — so we know what it takes to build trust with real people. This isn't a faceless AI service. This is our family's passion project, named after our daughter, made with the same love we put into everything she touches.