Meet the artist.
Zovina Maria is a Whimsical, Fantasy Artist who specialises in both Polymer Clay Painting and Oil Painting. Known for her depictions of Mushrooms, Fairy-Winged Animals and her glistening use of light. Zovina creates worlds through her artwork of a Utopian reality of peace, magic and oneness.
Zovina became known for her unique, intricate Polymer Clay Paintings. Delicately hand crafting Miniature pieces of art, which she shares as Jewellery and Miniature Wall Art.
Later, she returned to her original love of Oil Painting. Zovina first started Oil Painting when she was 11 years old. It is the medium that made her fall in love with the process of creating Art Works. After a hiatus of a few years, she has taken all of the experience and lessons from various mediums and brought it together to express the never ending development of her personal style.
How it all started?
I have known I wanted to be an artist ever since I was a young child. I followed that thread of passion all the way through school and university, studying the arts. Once I graduated it was my mission to make this dream a reality. I relentlessly created, shared and developed my craft. I took on a part time job working the evening shift, so that during the day I could create art. I have never had a 9-5 or a full time job, because I never wanted to get comfortable or pulled off my path. I never wanted to put my dreams as second place. So whilst things were difficult, my time was my most valuable asset to me. Time to create, time to practice, time to build the business, time to share my work with the world.
After about 2-3 years of effort and passion with no pay off to show for it, finally I got my break! People started noticing my work, and within a single month I had blown up online and was getting so many art sales I became entirely overwhelmed! It was the most magical and amazing moment. All of my years of hard work were paying off! I had become known for these unique miniature clay paintings that at the time no one had ever seen before!
The concept.
The Miniature Paintings were born out of pure experimentation. After graduating, I saw that people were making good money creating polymer clay jewellery - flowers, charms, shapes with cute patterns on them. I started off creating floral jewellery, but after a month or so I felt bored and unstimulated. I really missed creating things with narrative, as I was coming from a painting and children’s book illustrator background. So one day I thought “I wonder if I can paint but with the clay?” And so off I went, merging all my experience, knowledge and passions together. And thus the very first Miniature Clay Painting was born. It was awful. But the second one was AMAZING! I was in awe at what I had just created. It felt like a gift from God. Something I could never have come up with on my own without all the moments of my life coming together.
Spirituality.
“When I create, The Divine is flowing through me.”
Ever since I was a young child, I have felt a connection to that which you can feel but can not see with the naked eye. As I have got older, and was blessed with a Spiritual Awakening, this connection has only grown stronger and more extraordinary.
I have a second business called Divine Unlearning where I guide you through your Spiritual Awakening and Inner Healing journey. If this resonates with you, click the button below and it will take you to my other website where you can explore how to work with me!
Our Ethos.
Postage & Packaging
Zovina Maria is eco-conscious, with the intention to be a sustainable way to shop. Our inner and outer packaging consists of 100% recyclable papers & cards, with our small jewellery boxes and ribbons being made out of recycled materials.
Our Jiffy Bags are compostable Bubble Bags. They are paper on the outside and lined with compostable bubble on the inside, for a eco-friendly way to protect your jewellery in the mail. They also have a double glue line to encourage re-use!
If you order a larger item that requires bubble wrap, we will only ever use Green Biodegradable Bubble Wrap to safely mail your items.
Here, we adore life! Thank you for choosing a sustainable way to shop!