Art Kaleidoscope

Outstanding ballerina Anna Pavlova. Embroidered dance by Jose Romussi

Embroidered dance by Jose Romussi
Landscape designer by education, Chilean artist Romussi has become known for his embroidered prints and collages. This series of thread art features vintage ballet dancers of the Ballets Russes, who were real stars of the time. In particular, Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Alla Shelest, Tamara Karsavina, Olga Spessivtseva, Diana Gould, Susie Presley, and Diana Adams.
Inspired by vintage black & white photographs, Romussi uses them as the base for stitching colorful thread lines to the picture, thus giving the old costumes a new vision. Since 2011 the self-taught visual artist Romussi lives and works in Berlin.
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Typewriter and stationery. Ceramic sculpture by Katharine Morling, British artist

Ceramic sculpture by Katharine Morling
At first glance ceramic sculpture created by Katharine looks like drawings on paper. According to the British artist Morling, her original sculptures are 3 dimensional drawings, in the medium of ceramics.
Katharine set up her first studio in London in 2003 and since then an award-winning artist has gained international acclaim for her work. The Stilted Life installation featured in this post won the main prizes at The World Crafts Council, Second European Triennial of Ceramics and Glass 2010, and at Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea in 2011. Noteworthy, Katharine has been suffering from dyslexia since childhood. Dyslexia does not allow the artist to properly read and write, so she dedicates time to creativity, which has become an important form of her dialogue with the world.
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Poppies. Delicate Watercolors by Silvia Molinari

Delicate Watercolors by Silvia Molinari
Italian artist Molinari lives in Fiorenzuola d’Arda (Piacenza, Italy), a country between the plains and the Piacenza hills, in a house surrounded by picturesque fields. Silvia’s artistic career includes the study and testing of the various techniques of painting, but it is perhaps through the watercolor minimalism she best expresses her talent. The combination of the simplest elements (water, pigment and graphite on paper), are the graphic signs of Silvia, and her favorite motifs – shrubs, leaves, flowers and plant fragments that seem to have slipped a moment before appearing on the paper.
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Stunning paper art by Canadian artist, Myriam Dion paper lace curtains

Myriam Dion paper lace curtains
Using such a prosaic material as the front pages of daily newspapers, Canadian paper artist Dion creates fabulous works of art. In particular, with the help of a sharp blade and imagination, she turns newspapers into the magic patterned fabrics. Miriam graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Design, University of Quebec with MA in Visual and Media Arts in 2014. Working with old editions of the newspapers «Financial Times», «The International Herald Tribune» and «Le Devoir», she carves out intricate paper resembling antique lace patterns. Fastened in the web that can cover an entire wall, the newspapers are similar to samples of complex design textiles.
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The unique art project by mosaic artist Colette Crutcher and Irish ceramist Aileen Barr. Mosaic stairs Tiled Steps

Mosaic stairs Tiled Steps
Launched in August 2005 unique art project by mosaic artist Colette Crutcher and Irish ceramist Aileen Barr – ‘Tiled Steps’ in San Francisco has become known worldwide. Neither urban event or a concert or wedding is complete without a visit the intersection of 16th Ave. and Moraga. In fact, Mosaic Tiled Steps staircase has 163 steps, decorated with hand-made 2,000 ceramic tiles. Decorated with 75,000 pieces of multicolored mosaic, glass and mirrors, it’s a huge colorful mural. The picture of the mosaic in particular, shows the underwater and Earth life with the inhabitants of the seas and rivers, forests and deserts. Also, feathered inhabitants of the planet, flowers, trees and grasses, as well as celestial bodies, stars and constellations of our galaxy.
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Known as Cuban land snail, Painted snail Polymita picta

Painted snail Polymita picta
The shell of Cuban land snail Polymita picta resembles a colorful spiral abstract painting of an artist, whose name is Nature. Due to the richness and variety of colors – white, yellow, red and black, these snails are not able to get lost, even against the background of iridescent tropical vegetation of the Oriente Province in eastern Cuba. Noteworthy, the only place in the world where Painted snail Polymita picta is born. The combinations of colors are so varied and unique to each individual snail that not to notice it, despite the relatively small diameter (about three inches) is almost impossible. Unfortunately, poachers hunt for hese shells and further used to make jewelry and trinkets. As a result, the species has become endangered.
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A set of tray, candlestick and wine glasses. Zlatoust engraving art

Zlatoust engraving art
Highly exclusive, made in the technique of Zlatoust engraving art ​​by the hands of skilled craftsmen, these products are timeless. Traditionally, masters use brass, nickel and gold, and work in the technique of multi-cycle application, artistic prints, panache brush, etching, and nickel plating.
Founded in 1754, Zlatoust got its name after St. John Zlatoust. The city, surrounded by the mountains of the Southern Ural, became the place for constructing an arms factory in 1815. The factory produced a variety of types of bladed weapons (swords, sabers, swords, daggers, and knives). Meanwhile, in addition to arms, there appeared a rare art – steel engraving. And the great contribution to the development of prints made ​​P.P. Anosov – Russian scientist and metallurgist. It was under his leadership, for the first time Russia obtained damask steel.
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