Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Victoria Peloubet . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Victoria, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

I first knew I wanted to be an artist back in 2003-2004 but it took a serious backseat due to circumstances, that happened in my life. I picked it up again in 2021 around 16-17 years later when I realized I never truly stopped. I was going through old papers from years ago and I found that I had doodled my art all over them. I knew that I was never actually going to stop and made the decision to go full speed ahead with what I had been doing off and on for over 15 years now.

Victoria, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I started as a hobby artist back in 2003 just painting and drawing for no other reason because it soothes my soul. I started making art my career however in January of 2021. So I’ve been doing my unique style of art off and on for almost 20 years now. I classify myself as an optic surrealist artist due to my use of symbolism and pattern work. I mostly use an eye in my work and depending on the piece depends on the meaning of the eye. I use the symbols and the patterns to help tell the story in the piece I’m trying to convey.

There aren’t that many optic artists out there that I am aware of and what makes my work unique is combining optic art and surrealism together. I free hand 99% of everything to achieve my own uniqueness in my work.

A lot of the stories I tell in my work are spiritual in nature but I do use other themes. For example of a non spiritual theme I’m working on a 52 small piece series exploring imperfections and incorporating playing card motifs into it. My spiritual themes often involve a soulmate motif as I am quite fascinated with the subject.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

The best way for society to support artists is to buy from the smaller artists. Art is not just an investment of money it is something that speaks to your soul. Plus buying something that speaks to your soul from a smaller artist will help that artist continue their work help put food on the table. Pay for medical bills. A lot of disabled folks traverse into the art world because one they are talented but two that’s their only option for income. So by purchasing from the smaller artists (especially the disabled ones) you are helping them live and contribute to society.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I have often felt like broken pieces of glass inside due to my own life experiences mostly in part as a trauma survivor. It has been suggested that the reason I do the pattern work I do is a way for my brain to put the pieces of shattered glass back together. Like stained glass. Which I agree with the more I paint and draw the more I am able to piece my soul back together like a beautiful stained glass window.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.kaleido.art/Victoria.Peloubet
• Instagram: Www.instagram.com/Victoria_peloubet_artist

Image Credits
Photography by Rob Greer and myself