Deep in a Birch Wood. Hand embroidery by American artist of applied art Martha Fieber

Hand embroidery by Martha Fieber at first glance may look like an oil painting. But if you come closer, you will see the thin stitches of detailed embroidery. Sitting in her living room Martha Fieber turns strands of ribbons and threads into a forest scene. She uses the lake and forest outside their Schoolcraft County home for inspiration in her artwork. American self-taught artist of applied art and former engineer Martha Fieber creates fiber landscape art that she sells at art shows and galleries for her business, Landscape in Thread. Her husband Leonard constructs unique pieces of furniture made from wood cut by beavers for his business Beawer Chew Furniture. Their artwork evolved out of a need to make a living after leaving their job in 1999 in Wisconsin and returning to the Upper Peninsula to be near Martha’s family.
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Deliberately made old pages, gilded images and time consuming work. Medieval Miniature books by Ericka VanHorn

Medieval Miniature books by Ericka VanHorn is a real piece of art. American artist of applied art Ericka VanHorn is from Denver, Colorado. She has been creating miniatures of various kinds since 1997, but became known for her Books. All these fabulous collectible books are handmade in miniature 1″ to 1′ dollhouse scale, or in 1/12th scale. Books are aged and stained to give an ancient medieval look. So there may be some burnt or stained spots for effect. Ericka VanHorn’s collection consists of handmade leather bound books with a steam-punk, a wizard, a vampire, or religious theme.
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WINDOW (first snow). Decorative art by Ukrainian artist Anatoly Obelets

Decorative wood art by Anatoly Obelets. WINDOW (first snow). The work is done in the technique of marquetry, material – a monolith pine. Ukrainian artist Anatoly Obelets was born in May 1960, in the German Leipzig (his father was a military). Among Anatoly’s many serious hobbies are military history, the search operation in the wake of World War II hostilities, regional studies, journalism, but passion for wood carving was favorite. Technique – slotted bulk mosaic. Preference is given to not not quite traditional classical wood carving – pine and larch.
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Brass door handles “Starry Night” made by American craftsman David Goldberg

Starry Night by David Goldberg, the owner of a hardware store in Bethesda, Maryland, just proves that a creative person can make art of anything. David Goldberg created a copy of the famous painting “Starry Night” from brass door handles. “Starry Night” – is one of the most famous and quoted picture in the world. David Goldberg is the owner of the shop that sells and repairs doors. Several decades, he kept the old brass handles, without knowing why. But recently, he came up with the idea of ​​using them to draw a picture “Starry Night.” David decided to solve the problem of utilization of door accessories creatively. From a distance impossible to determine what material David Goldberg used for a copy of the famous painting.
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A couple. Sushi art by Japanese food artist Takayo Kiyota

Sushi art by Takayo Kiyota
Tokyo based food artist Takayo Kiyota traditionally uses Makizushi rolled sushi for her art. Rolls coming out of the hands of Kiyota – real art objects, not just sushi. Externally huge cylindrical roll wrapped in seaweed, and doesn’t differ from traditional sushi, except for the size. However, with the first slice the illusion of usual sushi disappears – the customer sees a stunning food painting. The themes of edible pictures vary from classical paintings, such as iconic “Scream” by Edvard Munch to modern life stories and characters.
Takayo herself or Tama-chan, says that creating such rolls is easy. The main difficulty lies in the transfer of facial expressions of heroes of snacks. The fact that under the influence of a knife pattern may change and should be treated with great care when cutting rolls, not to spoil the picture.
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The pull of the Earth. Wool painting by Russian artist Lyubov Khitkova

Wool painting by Lyubov Khitkova. Talented Russian artist of applied art Lyubov Khitkova was born in the old city of Rybinsk. She graduated from Graphic Department of the Vladimir State Pedagogical Institute. Lyubov Khitkova worked with tapestry, batik, Vladimir sewing. In the gallery of Lyubov’s art works are also paintings, illustrations, watercolors. After the Institute she taught fine art and sketching. Since 2005 she has worked and exhibited in the artist’s technique of wool paintings, mosaic of wool, she calls it “fredpoint”. Lyubov Khitkova’s artworks are in private collections in Russia, Europe, Middle East, and Australia.
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Lady in hat. Vabosko Paper art by Valery Skornyakov and Svetlana Mikhailova

Vabosko Paper art by Samara craftsmen
Torsion-papier means the items of twisted paper. This kind of applied art originated fifteen years ago. Its authors – residents of Samara Valery Skornyakov and Svetlana Mikhailova. Vabosko is a technique of paper processing to produce all kinds of torsion boxes, souvenirs, baskets, frames, vases, panels and accessories – bags, belts, bracelets, chains, frames, pendants, etc. The technique requires such qualities as perseverance, patience, attention, concentration and accuracy.
If a craftsman has a fantasy, then the product will be extraordinary and even exclusive. Thus, a gift made ​​in the technique of Vabosko, reflects the personality of the author, a unique and unrepeatable thing. At the moment each of the authors of this technology has his own style and own school. Valery Skornyakov has his direction, which he calls “VABOSKO papier” and Svetlana still remained true to the name “torsion-Papier”.
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