Video clip about Masha and Alesia' project "Kind books"

       Not so long ago Masha and Alesia have got a proposal became a TV heroes :-)) It was so fast and unexpectedly that we do not have time to wind up! Our city held a competition between broadcasters from  Moscow Region. All participants should made a short video clip in a few hours. It was named "From the wheels". And one camera crew chose storytellers from town Vidnoe ( Maria and Alexandra).

This video contains a lot of video clips, and video clip about us begins from 10:20 min. It's in russian, of course. 

A tit in the hand !

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” This proverb is a very popular warning, widely used in many English-speaking countries. But in Russia it sounds " A tit in the hand is worth a crane in the sky".
And today Alesia gets in her hand pretty tit! )))  But this one was obstinate and grabbed Alesia's finger. But nothing serious...))) It was amazing. This tit flews into her room and landed on the aloe. 
 I think it was Yellow-breasted Tit. You know, such happenings aroused my interest to birds! 
It's like ecology lessons for me! And now I know who is singing in my garden ))

Yellow-breasted Tit grabs Alesia's finger ))  

 Such happenings show me how we can teach kids ecology. Children will support Nature and all creatures around them if we touched kid's hearts by ecology lessons. 
I want take book "In Harmony with Nature" like basis ( there are a lot of information about our planet, about trees, flowers) and also "Funny Animals" ( about different animals). There are games, questions and tales...Such lessons are interesting and useful not only for kids but also for adults. We can combine these books with our wishes and imagination. And... It will be great, I think! 
It's Good Idea to start ecology lessons with your children!  
How we can teach kids to love Nature >>  

Magic portrait and old door ))

Sometimes I feel myself boring…I don’t know what exactly I should to do, but… I start to looking for something new. And I ask myself: What do you want? I sort in my head all activities I know.  One day I feel that I have great wish to try paint on glass. And these photos represent my first  efforts in this field :-) I used acrylic paints for glass.

This is Masha and her Inspiration )) 

This is our old door. I try to refresh it ))

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...)

Summer "Good habits camp" for children

     If you’re interested in children education, worry about morality, want to teach children ecology and healthy way of life and so on….If you want to teach kids good way of life….Then there is a great idea to open camp (summer, winter, autumn and spring). And there you can set your rules, good and right rules! You as Director show good example and….I think you know – all depends on the head!

In yellow T-shirt (behind Sasha) - Vladimir ( The Director of this camp).

     And we ( I, Alesia and Masha) were in such camp. Vladimir ( The Director) can’t get over the fact that all the smoke around, drink, say terrible words and do nothing…  And he decided to open “Good Habits Camp”. Vladimir and his crew show children healthy, active and interesting way of life.  This camp is not large (maybe 30 kids). All depends on money…It’s not easy. But it’s a great pleasure and profit for these 30 kids!

Sasha Ismailov likes it very much. And also it’s good for him to have normal social contacts. This camp placed near Moscow. But we could wish to see not only one but a great number such places))  Ordinary educators in camps look after physical conditions but not moral and creative ones.

Patronage of orphans

Sometimes miracles happen… I  think so when I remember one boy, Sasha Ismailov. Alesia met him in Adygea, the republic of Russia, in 2010. This was orphanage.  Sasha immediately impressed Alesia. He was 14 years old. He grown up in terrible conditions, but he wrote kind, sensible poems and tales. Sasha opened himself in fairy tales which he wrote in Alesia’s project “Fairy tale therapy”. Alesia and Sasha became friends. After Alesia came back from Adygea they continued communication and… He comes  to us in January 2011. It was amazing holidays for him! He was nowhere except for his small town… Alesia prepared a great interesting program for all 10 days. We showed him our way of life, shared our thoughts. He knew only one way of life… not good… But we try to give him a chance for better life. He’s already adult (15 years old), we can’t change him, but we can help him to do the right choice.

Sasha visited us again this summer. We talked about everything; he’s so clever and smart! Also he was in summer camp for 3 week. It was very interesting, I talk about it later.. ))

Alesia and Sasha. Summer 2011, Moscow

It’s a great idea to help such teenagers! They have no support from parents. We are not parents but we could become real good friends for them!  They just start their life and we could help them  don’t do silly mistakes.

About hobby...

"We can do more than imagine, we can create."

 Any action suppose two steps: imagination and creation. One of these can't be without another one... A lot of people can only imagine ( it's already great! ) but human beings are created in order to create. And through this creative process we open our inner skills and talents, it gives sense to our life. If we have sense we are not empty. The Sense gives us Happiness. And we are created to be happy!

I will  show you the beautiful talents of my friends. I hope you will share their happiness with them. Maybe it will inspire you to do something in your way! ;-))

Painted Glass Bowl 

I caught the idea....

Today we were in the park. Actually, this is Sukhanovo estate, an architectural ensemble of the late 18th-early 19th centuries. But nowadays …just wild park. And there is a Spring with pure (…I hope…) water.

There we meet one interesting person. Old man with an armful of leaves. He swept ground near the spring. Also he asked us to put something into the bird feeder. This man gave me Good Ideas!

1. We can always have a package with bread or cereals in our bag to feed up animals.
2. We can put everything in order, take away garbage everywhere we are (town, forest and so on) 

Bird feeder

Beautiful portraits of children with Down syndrom

"To argue that people with Down syndrome - the Angels, I would not like. But watching them, I dare to assume that after the Angels - they are as follows." Vladimir Mishukhov, russian photographer.

This is wonderful project named "Very close ones".  

Vladimir made beautiful portraits of children with Down syndrom. 

I think it's very good for the our society! People should see the beauty in such persons! And such wonderful photos are the great help in that. 

I think such exhibitions make our society more humanistic!

 

 

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

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...

About bikes

Today after jogging I’ve thought about Russian conditions for living…. Why there no bicycle tracks here? Anywhere I tried to jogging or ride on bike – I felt myself annoyed and sadly…. There are dogs or cars. It’s scared to hear grinding of dog’s paws and bark behind me! There are no conditions for a riding on bike… Bad roads filled with cars, high borders and angry drivers ! Drivers can stop their car for a few minutes and tell you a great heap of terrible words about “who you are..” and “where you should go…” ! Unfortunately a great number of Russian people think that bike is for fun, kids and sportsmen. I wonder who buy bikes here and what for?

I saw absolutely different situation in Holland. Everybody use bikes, from birth till death…It’s not a joke! It was amazing and unbelievable for me! Beautiful tracks with special traffic lights for bikes. I like it very much! And it’s so healthy and good for environment. I think this example with bikes only a little part of a not good social situation in Russia. But sometimes I think only I am disturbed by wild dogs, terrible roads, absence of bike tracks and state’s system “not for human”.  I calm down myself with thought : “Someday I will visit Holland again and can feel fresh air, look at clean forests and will ride on bike in any time and anywhere! 

Amsterdam. 2011. red track for bikes.

Birds in our house ))

Yesterday we had a happening in our house. A little bird struck the window. Alesia picked up this little creature in her hands and waited until he felt himself better and after that he flew away. But we made photoset)) It’s interesting because last year was the same story. Birds like our house ;-)) Maybe they feel something attractive and tempting in atmosphere near our house and garden? Black swift was visiting us last year. And Alesia like a mother-bird fed him with larvae of ants!

 

Unfortunately we don't know the species of this bird..