Short Bio

Meet Victoria Kotnik, a versatile and classically trained artist who works in a variety of different media, including charcoal, paint, pastel, and digital. After overcoming her struggles with alcoholism, she has found solace and purpose in her art, describing her creative process as her "zen." In addition to her stunning visual art, Victoria also creates unique and beautiful jewelry pieces. Explore her collection and experience the beauty and depth of her creations.

Statement

Great beauty can come from a place of great pain.  I finally got back into creating art after struggling with alcoholism for nearly two decades.  As part of my journey to self-awareness, I learned to channel all of the feelings I used to abuse alcohol to numb into creating art.  What you see here is what I've come up with so far.
The tarot series is particularly important to me because the tarot symbolizes the journey of self discovery starting with The Fool, which is one of the cards I have completed.  I draw or paint to center myself and work through difficult emotions, or just for the sheer joy of it.   Recently I have delved into jewelry making as well.

Biography

Victoria Kotnik, a versatile and classically trained artist who works in a variety of different media, including charcoal, paint, pastel, and digital. As part of her recovery from alcoholism, she has found solace and purpose in her art, describing her creative process as her "zen." In addition to her stunning visual art, Victoria also creates unique and beautiful jewelry pieces. Explore her collection and experience the beauty and depth of her creations.

One of her favorite series is the tarot collection, which is an ongoing project.  The Fool's journey through the major arcana mirrors her own personal journey as she battles addiction. So far she has completed 12 of the 22 cards of the Major Arcana and is diligently working on the 13th.  The cards are vibrantly colored digitally and rife with symbolism.  

The there is the mandala series, also included here and added to as she completes new pieces.  These meticulously hand drawn, pen and ink works is how she centers herself when the road of life gets rough.  The intricacy and repetition soothes when chaos reigns supreme.  Even when all is well, she enjoys the detailed work.

She doesn't like to limit her creative output however, so she'll also draw, paint or photograph anything that catches her eye. Especially cats.  Especially HER cats.