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Jewellery Design Studio Finix-M

Joker. Jewellery Design Studio Finix-M, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Joker. Jewellery Design Studio Finix-M, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Russian Jewellery Design Studio ‘Finix-M’ was founded in 1989 in Yekaterinburg. The upscale professionals working in the studio Finix-M use natural precious stones, including rare, of different sizes and cut – beautiful and intriguing sapphires, diamonds, tourmalines, spinel, rubies, and opals. The works of the Ural jewelers have been recognized in Russia and abroad, awarded diplomas at prestigious jewelry art exhibitions. The production of figurine of the Joker (photo above) took a great variety of precious and semi-precious stones. In particular, Moss agate, marbled onyx, coral, Afghan lapis lazuli, Chalcedony, tiger’s eye, different kinds of jasper, Brazilian agate, and also precious Metal: Gold and Silver.
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Decorative art by Tatiana Sipovich

Decorative art by Tatiana Sipovich

Coffee time. Hot enamel. Decorative art by Tatiana Sipovich

Decorative art by Tatiana Sipovich
Born in 1957, Tatiana Sipovich is a Russian artist of applied art. She graduated from the Kursk pedagogical university, the graphics faculty. Tatiana Sipovich works in the technique of a water color, hot enamel, and painting. She is a permanent participant of regional, republican and international art exhibitions. Also, actively participates in international symposiums on hot enamel. Tatiana Sipovich is a Member of Artists Union of Russia, and the International Association of Fine Arts – IAA UNESCO.
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Enamel painting by Vyacheslav Abramov

Easter egg souvenir. Enamel painting by Vyacheslav Abramov

Easter egg souvenir. Enamel painting by Vyacheslav Abramov. Silver, gilding, enamel, stones – citrine, chrysolite, grenades

Enamel painting by Vyacheslav Abramov. Vyacheslav Abramov is a talented Russian artist, born in 1952, in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region. In 1978 he graduated from the Rybinsk Aviation Technology Institute, and worked at a plant until 1990. But he never gave up on creativity – was engaged in wood carvings from 1980 to 1992. He has created more than 500 works for the interior decoration. As a woodcarver has participated in amateur and professional exhibitions on the regional level. In 1990 he had become intensely engaged in jewelry business and painting on enamel. First it was the exclusive jewelry, then Easter eggs, and finally – salary for icons. Since 2001 Abramov is a Member of the Union of Artists of Russia.
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Filigree by Vladimir Tsekunov

Tsekunovka - wood filigree made by Belarusian artist Vladimir Tsekunov

Wood Filigree by Vladimir Tsekunov

Filigree by Vladimir Tsekunov
All these beautiful items are made in the technology known under different names – “Belarusian filigree”, “Gomel filigree”, “Sozh filigree,” “Tsekunov filigree”, or simply “Tsekunovka.” The name “Tsekunovka” is the most appropriate and emphasizes the authorship of its creator. According to the craftsmen, nobody else makes the same art things in the world. Gomel wooden filigree was developed and brought to life by a wonderful craftsman from Gomel, Belarusian artist Vladimir Tsekunov. An ancient technique used in the XV century to adorn the icons became forgotten. In 1990 filigree wood master Vladimir Tsekunov revived this art. The talented master died in spring 2008, but he has left not only his masterpieces, but followers, who continue creating filigree decorated plates, boxes, desktop utensils, salaries, frames, table tops, decorative dishes – this is an incomplete list of items that can be decorated with “Tsekunovka”, giving them a unique appearance.
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Decorative art by Aira

Decorative art by Aira

Egyptian cat. Painted in ‘point-to-point’ technique plate made by Russian artist of applied art Irina. Decorative art by Aira

Decorative art by Aira
Russian artist of applied art Irina (Aira) is from Volgograd. Irina is a skillful master of decoration, her artworks are beautiful – decorative plates, stained glass, jewelry, candles, painting. Her colorful works are made in “Point-to-Point” technique. Whatever she creates, she does it perfectly.
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Birds carved from precious stones by Peter Muuller

Birds carved from precious stones by Brazilian artist Peter Muuller

White parrots. Work by Brazilian artist – Birds carved from precious stones by Peter Muuller

Birds carved from precious stones. Art work by Peter Muuller
All birds are carved from such stones as Aquamarine, Amethyst, Tourmaline, Agate, and etc. Talented stone carver, jeweler and artist Peter Muuller was born in 1952 in Luzern, Switzerland. He lived in several foreign countries and came to Brazil in 1979, where he started the production of bird carvings of precious stones in 1984. Married to Teja Vroom in 1987, they both started to participate in the international fairs in 1990. Peter has the most advanced carving shop in Brazil where he and his crew are always improving the quality of their creations. Nature teaches Peter and his carving-crew to create these beautiful hand-crafted bird carvings out of natural colored precious stones from all over the world.
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Renaissance painting Yana Movchan

Renaissance painting Yana Movchan

Beautiful Renaissance painting Yana Movchan

Renaissance painting Yana Movchan
Born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1971, Yana Movchan graduated from Kiev Academy of Arts in 1995. Her thesis project (triptych entitled “Life on Earth”) won the “Golden Fund”, the highest award of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts. Yana Movchan has created a unique individual style of neorealism. Her beautiful works are contemporary, and yet timeless, mysterious, evocative and dreamlike. According to art critics, Movchan’s work are similar to Velasquez, Colville and Magritte. The artist took part in various solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine, Prague, London and Canada, and the US. Currently the beautiful and talented artist Yana Movchan, her husband and their two sons live in Halifax, Canada.
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Straw Embroidery by Natalia Lashko

Straw Embroidery by Natalia Lashko

Triptych ‘Malwa’ 1997. Straw Embroidery by Natalia Lashko

Straw Embroidery by Natalia Lashko. Talented Russian artist of applied art Natalia Lashko comes from the old Russian city of Voronezh. The girl grew in the family of an artist – her father was a painter and decorator. The first art education Natalia received at the Penza Art College. She had a great desire to continue art studies in high school in Moscow or Leningrad, but fate decided differently. Natalia entered the Kharkov Art and Industry Institute, where she met her future husband – Vladimir Lashko. Today he is an honored artist of Ukraine, the sculptor. Natalia Lashko is a Member of the National Union of Folk Art of Ukraine.
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Unique glass art of Murano

Unique glass art of Murano

Beautiful sculpture made by glass artists. Unique glass art of Murano

Unique glass art of Murano
On the remote island of Murano, 1.5 kilometers from Venice, there are glass factories focused on the manufacture of fantastic beauty glass things. Unique handmade Murano products (Antica Murina) – known since the 10th century and every glass-creation is unique and exclusive. The price may vary from a few euros to hundreds thousands (works of art), and they are all unique. One of the most desirable gifts from Italy, although, in principle, to buy products made from Murano glass is possible in many parts of the world. Local glass-makers still insist that authentic Murano glass is possible to buy only in Murano.
In fact, Murano has always had a reputation of a center for glass-making in Italy. Bresides, Murano’s glass-makers were most prominent citizens of the time. By the 14th century, glass-makers were allowed to wear swords, and their daughters could marry Venice’s nobles, which wasn’t a misalliance.
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