A girl with a goat and an eagle. A mural by street artist Two One, Japan. Erriadh Open-Air Street Art museum

Erriadh Open-Air Street Art museum
Graffiti and the various elements of street art decorate almost every city of the world. And while somewhere street art does not exceed the level of teenage hooliganism, in other cases, street art is more similar to real masterpieces and even recognized landmark. Anyway, street art in our time is very common and of great importance, as a form of modern art.
Erriadh – one of the oldest villages in Tunisia, here Jews, Muslims and Christians have lived together for centuries. The villagers – ordinary people, whose way of life is no different from thousands of other towns and villages. However, after a team of more than 150 graffiti artists from 30 countries visited it, the village has changed radically. Undoubtedly, art has changed life there. In fact, now Erriadh is an open air museum, and one of very popular tourist destinations. The street art project “Djerbahood”, curated by Tunisian-French artist Mehdi Ben Cheikh began in July-August 2014.
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Talented and beautiful Russian artist Julia Gorina

Russian artist Julia Gorina
Born January 24, 1988 in Novogireevo, Moscow region, Julia Gorina (Sevastyanova) is a talented Russian artist of applied art. Julia enjoyed drawing in her childhood, but didn’t study at art schools. Instead, she graduated from Moscow Finance and the Humanities Academy, Design faculty. Currently, she creates fabulous miniatures, brooches, dolls, jewelry, which she sells online. According to a young and beautiful artist Julia Gorina, she is a happy person! “I set myself the goals, they are small but important steps: participation in certain exhibitions, socializing with certain people that I respect, and even some of the decisions and actions. I have lots of creative purposes… Small victories that have happened to me so far, give me confidence that I’m on the right track and I will succeed”. Julia is specializing in Jewelry, Embroidery, Decoration, Design, Painting, Dolls and toys, plastic, painting, photography, Sewing
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Autumn has come. Fedoskino painting by Russian Lacquer miniature artist Yulia Danilina

Lacquer miniature artist Yulia Danilina
Born September 13, 1979 in Lobnya, Moscow region, Yulia Danilina is a talented Russian artist working in the original Fedoskino technique of painting. Traditionally, it is oil painting with gold leaf and mother of pearl, covered with several layers of lacquer. Yulia has created the beautiful gallery of miniature paintings. In particular, “Alice In Wonderland”, “land management”, “Sun”, “Snow Maiden”, “Summer”, “Autumn”, “Seasons” and “Carnival”. Her works are in private collections in different countries, such as Austria, England, Germany, Holland, and the Museum of Sholokhov. Danilina graduated from Fedoskino School of Industrial Art in 1999. Her diploma work was performed on Lermontov’s “Princess Ligovski”. In 2002, Yulia graduated from the Moscow State Open Pedagogical Institute.
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Sun. Christmas tree handmade toys with the porcelain elements

Christmas tree handmade toys
New 2015 – the year of the Goat, and it finally comes in its right on February 10. As a talisman of the Year is Green wooden goat, in 2015 there should be nothing artificial. Christmas tree needs special care, and the decoration elements should be handmade – Christmas balls, homemade snowmen, toys, ribbons, butterflies, etc. To date, Russian art studio “Russian Елка” (Russian Christmas tree) offer a wide collection of exclusive Christmas handmade decorations at the high artistic level. According to some sources, the author of these toys – Doll Workshop at Lanskoy. Christmas-tree toys by “Russian Christmas tree” – made and painted entirely by hand.
The Christmas balls “Palekh” – made in fully respected technology, which masters used in the manufacture of famous Palekh lacquer miniature. The finest paintings, gold leaf, the right technology and the production of these balls with artistic painting will not leave anyone indifferent.
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I believe in miracles. Art brooches by Gulnara Zelinskaya. Made of polymer clay in the author’s technique of patchwork modeling

Art brooches by Gulnara Zelinskaya
Self-taught artist of applied art Gulnara Zelinskaya lives in the beautiful old Siberian city of Irkutsk. According to the artist, she is a happy woman, at least she considers and feels herself like this. And the reason is simple -her business relates to Art. In particular, modeling – her passion, self-development, income and her way of life at the same time. In fact, she has been working with polymer clay for three years. Meanwhile, it all started with a souvenir magnets for the New Year. After the birth of her baby, she, sitting on maternity leave, found some time on creativity. And since then, her passion grew into a permanent job.
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Design of the traditional Khokhloma painting

Traditional Khokhloma painting
A unique phenomenon in world culture, Khokhloma painting is a traditional Russian art, found nowhere in the world. Originated from the Volga, Khokhloma painting received its name after one of the villages in the Nizhny Novgorod region – Khokhloma. Meanwhile, in the second half of the XVII century, after church reforms Old Believers seeked refuge in these places. And among them were painters, thanks to whom appeared Khokhloma painting.
Then the painting of icons used the technology of painting background in golden color. Meanwhile, craftsmen used gold and silver powder, that was cheaper. After painting, the master coated the icon with linseed oil and baked in the oven. As a result, the background achieved golden color. That’s the alchemy! And the similar technologies masters used in Khokhloma painting. However, instead took the silver tin powder, and the result was the same – the products became sun-gold. Undoubtedly, such dishes were worthy of the king’s table, also affordable to simple people.
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A girl and an alien. Crochet street artist London Kaye

Crochet street artist London Kaye
New York based street artist London O’Donnell, better known as London Kaye, shares her positive energy through the cute world of knitted cartoon-like characters. Her favorite character, which she knits most often is a classical adorable and cute ballerina. In fact, it is a kind of self-portrait of the beautiful street artist London Kaye, who is a trained dancer herself. She even got a dance scholarship, that allowed her to enter the New York University. According to London Kaye, she has enjoyed crocheting since the age of thirteen. Her passion for Ballet and crochet naturally led Kaye to the Art world, even though it is a street art. Passing by crocheted with ballerinas, aliens and unicorns fences, passersby gets aesthetic pleasure and good mood at least for a day. Meanwhile, the planet Earth becomes gradually invaded by yarn-bombers, like London Kaye, and we don’t mind.
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