To our readers:
Profiling Slavic independent artist, Daria Asinova, has been planned for over a year and we had no idea it would be entering geopolitics to profile an independent artist!
However, by consensus of the editors and staff of Coreopsis Journal and in order to honor and comply with the sanctions in place against the government of Russia and our publicly stated editorial stance against authoritarianism wherever it raises its ugly head, including the invasion of and in solidarity with Ukraine, we will not, at this time, provide the links for Daria Asinova’s shops.
In addition, as PayPal has ended service to Russia during this time, we cannot purchase any of her work until the sanctions are lifted.
We will add all of Daria’s links as soon as the sanctions are lifted. Please check our social media sites @coreopsisjournal for updates.
In the meanwhile, we have placed Daria’s photos in our Gallery. Please view more of Daria’s art on Instagram at: northern_tales13 and join us in many good wishes and prayers for her continued safety and survival as an artist.
No one is at war with Russian artists.
If you are reading this from Russia or Ukraine, or any neighboring nation affected by this war, know that our hearts are with you. May peace with justice prevail. Blessed be.
Thank you, The Editors and Staff
Slavic jewelry-designer and painter Daria Anisimova talks about her creations and her inspiration.
Coreopsis Journal: What is your artistic background?
Daria Anisimova: I studied at the Moscow Art and Industrial Institute as a costume designer from 2009 to 2015. While working on my diploma, I started doing jewelry, and I realized that this is my passion. I want to do this more. In this area, I learned everything myself.
Coreopsis: What media do you work in, and what projects are you currently working on?
Anisimova: At this time I continue to create jewelry. Mainly it’s jewelry for hair. Headbands, barrettes, hairpins. All I make myself, creating jewelry, photography, social media. My workshop is called Tales of the Northern Forest. Also I draw patterns for printing on fabric. We use this for creating clothes on our second project, Wich Witch. This project we make with my mom. She is a costume designer.
Coreopsis: What inspires you to create art? Where do you get your ideas?
Anisimova: My inspiration is the nature of the north, forests and fairy tales. I really like to dive into the world of fantasy — books, games, movies, and music. This does not always directly affect my creativity, but gives me a “push” to create new things.
Coreopsis: Are there other artists or works that particularly inspire or have influenced you?
Anisimova: I don’t follow the new works of artists so much. I work a lot and develop my own creativity. But I really love the paintings of Alphonse Mucha, Bilibin, Vasnetsov. I love going to various exhibitions and museums, but now it’s really quite difficult.
Coreopsis: How does your work relate to myth, ritual art, fantasy, and themes like that?
Anisimova: I love this whole theme – fantasy, myths, fairy tales. I used quite a lot of elements with the runes of the elder Futhark in my work. I like to create a form of “magic artifact,” but I always say, “you create the magic yourself.”
Coreopsis: What would you like the world to know about your art?
Anisimova: I would like people to also see the beauty in nature, in its little things — in fern leaves, in the green crown of trees, in moss. For me, magic is all this, and fairy tales live in every leaf. I really want to convey this through my creations.
Coreopsis: How can people see your art and contact you?
Anisimova: [see statement below]
Coreopsis: Any final words?
Anisimova: Thank you for the opportunity to share my creativity, it means a lot to me.