The new book "The Adventure of a Water Droplet Pally"

A new concept in paper quilling is a children's book with quilling artwork illustrations!

Quilling, also known as paper filigree, it has been around since the Renaissance age, but I was only recently introduced to it by my friend. This art of cutting and curling narrow strips of paper and laying them on edge to form intricate filigree designs sparked my interest and I found it fun and pretty relaxing. 

When Karina, the young artist, suggested making artwork illustration in paper quilling for our ecological fairytale about water drop, I was happy. But I cannot even imagine what a talented artist can do with just a few colorful strips of paper.

To see the fairytale with quilling artwork illustrations one feels like a MIRACLE!

  I’m a fairy taller and the author of the numerous children's books but I haven’t seen the illustrations for the children books as impressive as quilling artwork illustrations made by Karina. They are really magic, fairy and brilliantly introduce the conception of the book.

Quilling artwork illustrations give the book a magnificent look!  These artwork illustrations for the children book take quilling in the whole new level.  

This is the first our children book illustrated by the talented artist Karina. Now she is at work on the next book "The Golden Bee" about healing property of honey, and I can't wait to see her next artwork. 

with love, author 
Alexandra

Two paintings were bought at the exhibition )

  We were so glad! One lady opens new ecological center for kids and bought two paintings with trees and flowers for it.      It's great! Paintings will take their place and will please people.

Trees' dance

Fantazy

      

Photo studio for children "The Light" in the Orphanage #24. Moscow.

     I started work in the orphanage and yesterday I spent my first lesson there. I worried very much. I prepared. Red books, red my own diaries and notebooks.  And think, think and think! What I should to do, how I should talk to children and in which manner? It’s not just lessons for them and for me. It’s very important. I wish my photo lessons will be “fresh air” for them! They need attention to their personality very much. And I want to help them open their mind. I want to show them freedom, real friendship, kindness, respect and DESIRE TO CREATE. They should have desire to create not only photos but their life and themselves!

     Many ideas I took from book by Johannes Itten “Design and form: the basic course at the Bauhaus”. It’s a great book for designers and artists. And there Itten describes his teaching method. I reflected a lot about Itten’ method and I try to make these ideas a reality in my photo studio. By the way I called it “The Light”. Now I have 2 groups of teenagers (11 children in each one) and 1 group of children of secondary school age (8 children). 

     I planned teach children to be open to the World, to feel their responsibility for that planet, society and themselves. Every week I will give them “food for thought”, I want to wake up their Personality, their Mind. And I will do it through The Photography. They all are at the beginning of their life and I know that I can change their lives. I hope… You can connect with me if you want to do the same things. We could help each other by our experience and our ideas. It will be very interesting for me! 

     Also I want to share with you Johannes Itten ideas:

1.     Above all the Teacher should release and enhance the imagination of pupils. Release their creativity. 

2.    Respect for people is the beginning and the ultimate goal of any education.

3.    See natural gifts and temperament of people and reveal them.

4.    Person must develop harmoniously. All sides: physical, spiritual, intellectual, sensual.

Photo by Romualdas Rakauskas

Painted fence

This week we prepare our house and our garden for the Wedding! Alesia's son will marry on Saturday. It's a great day! Then I and Masha decided to paint our fence. We did it in our abstract, free style :-))
I don't know...May be you will like it or not...But we tried as best we could!
Masha has her painting "Blue tulips" and we use this motive in our work.

OUR INSTRUMENT ))

BEFORE... 

MASHA IS READY...))

We used instrument with sandpaper at first.

Masha at work...) Actually it was really nice, I like such activity.

AFTER...)

Our gate ) I think it's cheerful !

 I hope guests will rate our work...Why people do not make multi-colored fence? It's much more cheerful...)

The Land of Giants™ The pylon-figures in Iceland.

 

It's impressed me very much!!!! I think you too....! 

Electrical pylons became the statues and a wonderful example of technical art. 

I respect this design studio for their amazing project! Because I think that it's important for the people to make not only "useful" things but also artistic, creative and good-looking! We all need a pleasure for our eyes. ))

I hope you will agree with me! 

Room in soft pink color.

  Dear friends! I’m again write about Masha’s paintings because I like them very much ) And I share with you interior photos. It’s very good example how artworks make the interior reacher, more interesting and special.

  These paintings are the central part of this interior and they make atmosphere, they join all details together. The basic colors here are soft pink and white.

   I think everybody heard about chromotherapy (color therapy) and you know that our mood sometimes depends on colours around us. And color Pink is the color of universal love. Emotional love of self and others, friendship, affection, harmony, and inner peace. Pink encourages you to be kind, gentle, compassionate and approachable. If you are in want of these things then you should have soft pink around you. And paintings with soft pink and white will help you.

   Actually this is my room ))) I feel here quietness, immunity and optimism. It’s easy for me to concentrate and think in this room. 

   Pink has always been thought of as a traditionally feminine color, but the truth is that pink can actually be very versatile. And my room is not the one for a princess )))

"Winter flower" (left) and "Triptych with red tulips".

"Triptych with red tulips"

Masha's artworks in interior.

Some time ago we start to sell Masha's artworks, not only originals but also copies and posters. And I want to show you photos ( I mean what is like...))))  I feel that artwork make any interior reacher and more interesting. Painting is like a window, it widen apartment's space. It's like a medicine for our soul and mind. And everybody should find his own...

Artwork "Winter tree"

Artworks "Penetration" and "Two Birds"

See all Masha's artworks

Luminous textile from Eindhoven, Netherlands

Whatever you say, but everything inside you should be beautiful and all around you should be the same! Or I said in another way, if you have harmony inside you then you should have harmony and beauty around you (include your home ). That’s why I paid great attention to design and interior. Maybe for someone it sounds funny, but…for me it’s important. My thoughts are more pure, clear and creative if I have beauty around me! 

Luminous textile from Eindhoven, Netherlands

Also I like all this interior very much!

It's like miracle...)))

Funny hand made

Our dear Masha is the painter, I think, you know that. But as creative person she sometimes do artworks not only on canvas but on furniture and flowerpots! It’s really funny to make hand made things and also they have absolutely unique energy. Hand made artworks through their colors, style, materials open to us inner essence of the creator! Show me what you do and I said you who are you! ;-)) 

It was old wood table...