A: What has your journey to your current artistry been?
V: I have been drawing since childhood, graduated from an art school for 7 years, an art college, and a university. By education, I am an art teacher with 20+ experience, but I always dreamed of developing as an independent artist.
A: Your work ranges from sculpture, to illustration, to painting. What drew you to each of these mediums?
V: I love to work with any materials, develop creative projects and methods.
A: A piece of yours that stuck out to me was the wooden sculpture of the woodland looking creature. Could you describe for me what went into the making of that project, did you face any challenges when working with that material?
V: Wooden sculpture "Kikimora swamp", this work took part in the exhibition - mythical images, only natural materials were used.
A: Are there any books or digital media that have had an impact on your artistry or personhood in general?
V: I can not name a book or digital media that has greatly influenced me, most likely these are living people and specific life events.
A: What does your studio practice look like day-to-day?
V: I do not have my own studio yet.
A: Is this your first time participating in the Keene ArtWalk? If not, how many years have you
participated?
V: This is my first time participating in ArtWalk, I want to plunge into a creative atmosphere, I really miss it.
A: What are you most excited to display at this year’s Keene ArtWalk?
V: My work with dragonflies is a work about returning to oneself. The dragonfly is a symbol of freedom, insight and transformation.
A: Something that stands out to me in your portfolio is the spectrum of your work. Many pieces take on a certain seriousness displayed through tight patterns, and muted palettes. Others are bright with color, full of well orchestrated chaos and a childlike feeling. All together they paint a clear picture of a full life that isn’t represented by a single aesthetic or mood. What part of this spectrum does your current work, if it does at all, fit into?
V: My works are my feelings, my life experience, my hope, immersion in my own world, my meditation and all this on a sheet of paper.
A: How do you practice self compassion as an artist in moments of burn out, block, or frustration?
V: As an artist I had no chance to burn out - there is never enough time for projects, but during a very difficult period of my life I developed and tested on myself and my friends an art method of working with emotions. That's how we live - we draw, live and dream!
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