St. Tsar Nicholas II. Straw art by Lydiya Retivskaya, Russian artist
Straw art by Lydiya Retivskaya
Surfing the internet I came across a very interesting person – Lydiya Retivskaya, who lives in Kuban, Southern Russia. She is a craftswoman, who has been disabled since her youth. According to her, “To people with limited ability God Himself sends the main thing – to want to work”. Lydiya, a woman in a wheelchair, found this blessed path, and art for her is the only means of living and communicating with people. She is a florist at a high artistic level. Folk art is available to any person in any kind of remote provinces, she believes. For creating her beautiful pictures she uses natural material – straw, corn, onion straws, dried plants, and flower petals.
Temple of Christ the Savior in Moscow
Straw art by Lydiya Retivskaya
Decorative panel
Bouquet of lilies
A village
Church of the Intercession on the Nerl. Straw, dried plants
Mayflowers
The image of the Virgin “Tenderness” made on velvet strips, lily – onion straws
Sunset
Rural landscape
Twilight
Daisies. Straw, cloth
Dandelions. Straw, cloth
Lilies. Straw, velvet
Dandelions. Straw, cloth. Butterflies of the petals of hollyhocks
St. Basil’s Cathedral
Happy Easter
Russian artist Lydiya Retivskaya
Irises
Retivskaya
Our Lady with a child. Icon of straw
Icon
The Lord Almighty. Straw, velvet
Religious theme
The image of the Virgin “Kazanskaaya” made against a background of shredded petals of hibiscus
Saint image