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38th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Step into the metaverse and experience contemporary art in a whole new way 🎨✨ I’m excited to share that my work is featured in the 38th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality hosted by Circular ArtSpace 🗓️ 26 May – 18 June 2026 🌐 Virtual Exhibition at MetArtSpace Featuring an incredible lineup of international artists including Donna Brazier, Trinity Brookes, Romeo Bud, Ellie Campbell, Fatma Durmush, Christina Godley, Gurmant Kaur, Carys Lacey, Wisdom Madunacho, Anita
Kristine Melnikova
May 261 min read


London, “Do Not Touch” — and Everything I Want to Change
Last week, I slipped away for a few days to London—one of those cities that never asks for your attention, yet somehow holds it completely. I spent my time wandering through exhibitions at the Design Museum, letting myself be absorbed by the layers of ideas, objects, textures, and stories. London’s cultural life is overwhelming in the most beautiful way—there is always more to see, more to feel, more to understand. And yet, something stayed with me more than anything else. Ev
Kristine Melnikova
Apr 172 min read


By the Sea — Returning to What Feels Like Home
Recently, I returned to Cornwall and Devon — not for work, not for plans, but simply to be by the sea. There is something about these places that feels deeply grounding to me. The air is different — saltier, heavier, alive. The wind carries a softness and a force at the same time. Even on grey days, the light holds a quiet magic that I haven’t found anywhere else. Every time I come here, I feel the same shift. A slowing down. A softening. A return to something essential. Ligh
Kristine Melnikova
Mar 182 min read


Featured as Artist of the Season by ART from HEART
I’m delighted to share that my work has been selected as part of the Artist of the Season feature by ART from HEART. ART from HEART is an international platform dedicated to supporting and promoting artists while creating meaningful connections between contemporary art and audiences around the world. Being included in this feature is a wonderful opportunity to present my work to a wider community and to take part in a project that celebrates artistic expression and creative e
Kristine Melnikova
Mar 101 min read


Work in Progress — Creating a Temporary Studio
The process of building an artistic practice rarely begins in a perfect studio. More often it starts in a borrowed corner, a spare room, or a space that slowly becomes something else through intention and work. At the moment, I am in the middle of transforming a simple garage into a temporary studio space. The long-term vision has always been much bigger and much closer to nature — a studio somewhere by the sea 🌊, where the sound of water, shifting light, and the textures of
Kristine Melnikova
Mar 73 min read


Moments
In this first post, I’m sharing three moving moments that have stayed with me: starlings stitching patterns across the evening sky, a lone tree trembling inside its own reflection, and waves folding themselves endlessly against dark, patient rocks. They are simple scenes. No spectacle. No stage. And yet they feel infinite. The starlings arrive without announcement. At first they are scattered — a loose gathering of small bodies suspended in air — and then something invisible
Kristine Melnikova
Feb 163 min read


Exploring the Soul of Creation: A Journey Through My Visual Journal
Welcome to a space where moments, textures, and quiet observations come alive through images and motion. This visual journal is more than a collection of finished works; it is a living, breathing record of the creative process. Here, I share fragments of what I see and feel: behind-the-scenes glimpses of my photography and video projects, short visual reels, and reflections on how ideas evolve between the first spark and the final piece. This post invites you to explore the h
Kristine Melnikova
Feb 161 min read
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