Kat Von D responded to Christians online who told her that a piece of furniture she has in her house was “demonic” and that she needed to get rid of it immediately. Von D said she would not be doing so and explained why she finds value in the piece.
“Yesterday, I posted a photo of one of my favorite pieces of furniture from my personal collection,” said Von D in a video posted Nov. 13.
“It’s that one right there,” she said, pointing to it onscreen, “and it is a cabinet that was handcarved in the 1800s. It was commissioned by Napoleon himself for his favorite cello player. So that’s why it’s in the shape of a cello.”
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“Surprisingly, but not surprisingly, I got a ton of negative feedback from my fellow Christian followers, who were calling the piece demonic and dark and telling me how I should just get rid of it and, you know, [saying to] get it out of my house as soon as possible,” she said, “which will not be happening.”
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Kat Von D, whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg, is an entrepreneur, author, and recording artist. She rose to fame through “Miami Ink,” a reality show about tattoo artists in Miami’s South Beach, and “LA Ink,” which averaged 2.9 million viewers at its premiere and ran for seven seasons.
In 2022, Von D shared about her Christian faith publicly for the first time when she announced that she was disposing of a number of books on witchcraft and the occult, as well as other items such as tarot cards. In October 2023, the artist shared a video of the day of her baptism, which she said was “one of the most important days of my life.”
After posting a video of her baptism, Von D posted a follow-up video responding to people who had criticized her because of it. She shared that she had expected hate from some but had been surprised to find “it was really the Christians who were the worst.”
Shortly after that, Von D appeared on commentator Allie Beth Stuckey’s podcast to talk about her spiritual journey and how she came to be a Christian. During that conversation, Von D addressed Christians’ criticisms of her attire and music and said she is not going to change herself to please people who expect her to present herself a certain way outwardly.
After becoming a Christian, Von D said she would not be speaking much on her Christian faith. “I don’t really feel equipped to be the poster child for Christianity. I think that I’m still learning,” she said.
Von D has since blacked out most of her tattoos, saying they no longer align with “who she is today.” In July, she revealed that she had joined the Orthodox Church.
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Kat Von D responded to Christians online who told her that a piece of furniture she has in her house was “demonic” and that she needed to get rid of it immediately.Click to PostIn her Nov. 13 video, Von D showed her followers “the beautiful piece” close up, pointing out “all these different, little, weird, whimsical monsters and creatures and musical instruments.” She then showed viewers a plaque with the Latin words, “In Deo Speravi.”
