Art Kaleidoscope

Family of cats riding a bicycle sterling silver brooch. Applefog Cat Inspired Sterling Silver Jewelry

The Moscow-based Applefog workshop creates original designer jewelry made of 925 sterling silver. In fact, each piece of jewelry created by a team of jewelry artists is a small work of art. The range of their jewelry is diverse and includes pendants, earrings, brooches, rings, bracelets and souvenirs of excellent quality.

A special place in the Applefog gallery is occupied by unique designer jewelry with a funny cat design. Undoubtedly, cats are the eternal muse of designers, artists and, of course, jewelers. Their grace, charisma, beauty and independence inspire the creation of unusual jewelry. Silver brooches with blackening perfectly convey the elegance of cats. Thus, dark contours emphasize the grace of the lines, and the shine of the metal creates the effect of a “live” look.
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Rhodium plated pendant 4 cm. Natural flowers, goldenrod, epoxy resin. IrinBlues Dried Flower Resin Jewelry Art

Moscow based workshop IrinBlues is a family owned brand founded by designers Irina and Yuri Ivanov over 7 years ago. The artists create exquisite jewelry and home decor items by hand from epoxy resin. In addition, they use natural flowers, plants, moss, and even mushrooms! Their works are a real work of art, created with inspiration, love and attention to detail.

According to Irina, she collects and dries flowers, creates compositions and fills with resin. Then, Yuri grinds, polishes, and brings the products to perfection. In addition, he takes high-quality photographs, in which he shows himself as a photo artist. Besides, the masters create molds for casting products themselves, so each of them is unique.

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Pink moth brooch. Materials – polymer clay, acrylic paint, dry pastel, protective varnish, steel fittings. Wingspan about 7 cm. Angelina Sharonova Wearable Jewelry Art

Her moths and butterflies are so captivating in their realism and, at the same time, mystery. Angelina Sharonova herself recalls how her friend wanted to brush a moth off her coat, but upon closer inspection, she realized that it was a brooch. Noteworthy, Angelina has been inspired by these fragile and fascinating creatures since childhood.

According to Angelina, her mother explained to the girl that she should not touch them because she “can accidentally damage the wings, and the butterfly will die”. But how can you deny yourself the pleasure of putting these wonderful creatures on your palm and examining them? That’s how she came up with the idea of ​​creating moths that anyone can touch, examine, and even “seat” on clothes.

Angelina Sharonova is a professional artist, member of the Union of Professional Artists of the Russian Federation, and has a higher art education. She paints with oil and acrylic, works with graphics and ink, and improves her skills in academic drawing and sculpture.
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Head of a Woman in Red by Renoir 3D brooch pin. 1980s. Bonnie Kondor jewelry art inspired by great masters

Bonnie Kondor jewelry art inspired by great masters
Born in 1946, the talented American watercolor artist, teacher and jeweler Bonnie Kondor graduated from Lake Forest College in Illinois and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After graduation she taught art at Roberto Clemente High School in Chicago for over thirty years. Having retired from teaching, she moved to California and became interested in watercolor painting. The main motif of her watercolors was the beauty of flowers.

An important stage in her life was her passion for jewelry design and the creation of unique jewelry, which today has become highly collectible. Having founded her company Bonnie Designs in California in 1982, she began creating and selling handmade jewelry. Her brooches and pendants are unique miniature three-dimensional works of art, inspired by great masters – Picasso, Renoir, Monet, Seurat, Miro, Klimt, Cezanne and others.

Handcrafting jewelry, Bonnie created a three-dimensional collage of paper, covering it with multi-colored acrylic and glass beads. To achieve the long-lasting beauty and durability of the pieces, she used polymer coatings, resin, varnishes, and enamels. Also, each brooch has a vibrant gold-tone border that shimmers with gold in the light. On the back of each brooch or pendant, Bonnie hand-signed the artist’s name, such as “Seurat & Me,” Bonnie Kondor, and sometimes dated them.

Kondor created jewelry for just over a decade, closing her company in the mid-1990s. 75-year-old Bonnie Kondor and her husband, Laszlo Kondor, 81, now live in La Quinta, California.
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Poppy still life. Interior art poster, made on natural cotton canvas. Mila Mironova Still Life Photo Art

Mila Mironova Still Life Photo Art
Based in Ryazan Russian photo artist Mila Mironova (mila-mir) creates unique and beautiful still lifes using interior printing on canvas. According to Mila, instead of paints and brushes that the artist uses, she uses light.
All works in her shop without exception are original. She does everything herself, from creating a still life composition and processing a raw photo, printing the finished work on canvas and selecting a baguette frame.

Undoubtedly, interior printing on canvas has become a very popular type of interior decor. Thanks to the choice of high-quality materials and the talent of the artist, her exclusive printed works are comparable to paintings.

Noteworthy, Mila, who is an engineer-designer by education, has never had anything to do with creativity, having taken her first steps in art after she retired. With her work, the artist inspires others “to dream, dare, learn, master something new at any age.”
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Fireflies. Beautiful young women with golden hair in luxurious emerald dresses surrounded by white flowers of the night garden, admiring the glowing fireflies. Canvas, oil 70 cm x 100 cm. Larisa Ilchenko Oil Paintings

Larisa Ilchenko Oil Paintings
Born in Krasnodar, Larisa Ilchenko is a Member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the Eurasian Union of Artists. In 1981, she graduated from the Krasnodar Art School with honors.

Most of her work is oil paintings on canvas, watercolor and tempera. The range of genres is also wide: multi-figure easel compositions, still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. The portraits transfer the character of the people depicted and their unique eyes – full of their thoughts and feelings. The artist reflects not only the appearance, but their soul, which is the most integral feature of her portraits.

Larisa has held nine solo exhibitions and is a regular participant and prize-winner of national and international art exhibitions. Among them, in particular, Gallery Alex (Spain), Saatchi-gallery (England – London), Art – 3000 (France), etc.

The artist’s works adorn museums, galleries, private collections in Russia, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Greece, the USA and other countries. Her biography is published in the encyclopedia “Who is Who Verlag fur Personenenzyklopadien AG” of the international Swiss publishing house.

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‘Aurora’ embroidery based on the paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 2023. Tatyana Eremina 3D embroidery art

Tatyana Eremina 3D embroidery art
St. Petersburg based self-taught artist of applied art Tatyana Eremina (panilivinski) has been doing volumetric embroidery for over 30 years. Noteworthy, her stunning works blur the line between handicrafts and genuine art. A design engineer by education, she has dedicated 12 years of her life to this profession. According to the artist, she “catches herself thinking that this often helps in her creativity”.

Tatyana Eremina is a regular participant in applied art exhibitions, traditionally held in the palaces of St. Petersburg. In addition to participating in national exhibitions, Eremina also took part in foreign exhibitions, the most significant of which was in Italy. The winner of several international competitions, Eremina enjoys teaching embroidery.

As they say, talented people are talented in everything, and everything that her hand touches causes delight and admiration. In addition to embroidery, Tatyana is engaged in other types of handicrafts – jewelry, felting, stained glass, knitting, decoupage, design, dolls and toys, sewing, restoration, applique and spinning.

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