Landscape. Lesley Richmond Textile Trees

Lesley Richmond Textile Trees

Intricate patterns of interlacing branches, treetops, shape and density of the foliage create a special tree architecture. This very architecture has become the main inspiration for the British textile artist Lesley Richmond. She spends some time with her camera in the forest, fully absorbed in communication with the giants of the vegetable world – trees.
Most of the trees in the winter lose their leaves and reveal to her the mystery of their fate. Curlicue trunks and branches are able to tell an experienced observer about the most important stages of the tree life and the conditions in which the tree grows. For Lesley Richmond every detail is important, nothing remains unnoticed. All she has to do after observation – to document the details with a camera, then transfer images onto textile by printing them on cloth; next important step – eliminate the selected background areas, and finally, paint with metal patinas and pigments.
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Yellow Dandelions. Cold porcelain and Polymer clay Art by Natalia Nevrova

Polymer Clay Art by Natalia Nevrova

Onсe upon a time, a bright sun woke up earlier than usual and decided to see how beautiful the Earth is. So, looking here and there, it dropped golden rays on the earth. And in the place where the beam touched the ground, grew a dandelion. Since then, dandelion is so loved by the sun, that it still looks after the delicate sunny flower, warming it with its rays.
Ceramic floristry is part of life of Moscow based artist of decorative art, florist, jeweler and craftswoman Natalia Nevrova. Creating realistic flowers of polymer clay is a favorite hobby, to which, according to the artist, she “unfortunately can’t give enough time”. Natalia is also interested in creating jewelry from semi-precious stones, hair ornaments with flowers of polymer clay.
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Food artist Vera Chernevich next to her creation – Gingerbread Terem Fairytale

Gingerbread Terem Fairytale – Food art by Vera Chernevich

Instead of a traditional wedding cake, a Russian wedding couple got this creation. A Fairytale wedding tower with the prince and the beautiful princess, who live in a fabulous Far Far Away kingdom. And the details of this creation are just amazing! Sugar cockerel and flags on the domes and turrets, carved banister of sugar in passages between the towers, different in architecture and mural towers and domes. An exquisite detailed project! The author of the entire project, sketches, drawings, and patterns is a talented gingerbread artist Vera Chernevich. “I love Russian architecture, wooden towers, Russian fairy tales, so I created great this project with pleasure, in spite of the enormous amount of work on the development, baking, and decorating”. But the result, a gingerbread miracle, was worth it!
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Beatrice d’Este. Fine Embroidery art by Maria Vasilyeva

Fine Embroidery art by Maria Vasilyeva
Handbag made of Italian velvet, color of cranberry juice. Decorated with a portrait of Beatrice d’Este, the lawful wife of Ludovico Sforza, work of Renaissance painter Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (c. 1455 – c. 1508), about 1490.
St. Petersburg based Maria Vasilyeva is an artist by training, but once completed courses in embroidery and work with textiles in all its forms fascinates her the most. She is engaged in various kinds of arts and crafts using natural knowledge and skills in the field of art. The artist works in the technique of batik, beading, felting, embroidery, knitting, tapestry, design, painting, weaving, graphics. Maria is a talented master, whose fine workmanship and artistic taste is comparable with the old masters. According to Maria, she puts her soul into each of her creation, whether it is a purse, a brooch, or a panel.
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Stunning textile work. Agnes Herczeg macrame painting

Agnes Herczeg macrame painting
Born in the town of Kecskemét, Agnes Herczeg is a talented Hungarian textile artist. She graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 1997. While studying, she has learned many traditional handicraft techniques, from embroidery and lace-making to macramé, and weaving. Creating her works, Agnes uses only with natural materials – tree branches, roots, fruits, seeds, yarns, threads, textiles, which supplement in a single composition. They seem imbued with rays of light, their stories are unusual, the embodiment of elegance and harmony. Combining innovative techniques with traditional handicraft, Agnes has created one-of-a-kind art gallery. In particular, combining lace with various materials – ceramic, wood, and coconut shell. According to Agnes, lace-making is an extremely time consuming occupation. For example, it takes Agnes several days just to complete a small piece.
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Girl and Time. Hot enamel, miniature panel. Art work by Moscow based enamel artist Larisa Novikova

Enamel artist Larisa Novikova
Born in 1959 in Moscow, Larisa Novikova graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry. The famous school, founded in 1825 by Baron Sergey Stroganov specializes in the applied and decorative art. Since 1990, Larisa has worked at the Experimental creative and production complex “Vorontsovo” of the Union of Russian Artists, and was engaged in miniature on enamel.
Larisa Novikova became the member of the Moscow Union of Artists in 1999. In addition, she is a participant of the international symposiums in Hungary, Rostov Veliky, and Mineralnye Vody. Her art works are in private collections in the country and abroad.
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Saint Trinity. Embroidery art by Ubrus Gold embroidery workshop

Ubrus Gold embroidery workshop
The origins of this art form mentioned in the Bible and in Greek mythology, are lost. Textile scholar Lanto Synge posits that it probably originated in China, and documents early surviving fragments that are estimated as being 4,500 years old. Throughout the history of embroidery, religious institutions have been among its greatest patrons.
In Russia, goldwork embroidery received the greatest development in the second half XVIII – first half XIX centuries. Then Torzhok masters embroidered hats, muslin sleeves, aprons, belts, morocco shoes, purses, folk costume parts and ecclesiastical objects. In summer 1999, students of the School of Church and gold embroidery embroidered the Ayor (covering in the orthodox church, rectangular in shape) for Optina monastery in St. Petersburg. This date can be considered the beginning of the Ubrus Gold embroidery workshop.
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