A punched book of poems by Russian absurdist poet Daniil Kharms.Size: 12x17.
Materials: coloured paper, embroidery thread.
Book of Daniil Kharms Poems, 2010
A punched book of poems by Russian absurdist poet Daniil Kharms.Size: 12x17.
Materials: coloured paper, embroidery thread.
Christmas and New Year Cards Collection, 2010
This year I've come up with a tiny Christmas cards collection in 5 languages: German, English, Russian, Italian, and Turkish.This was my first experience of working with felt and I must admit I haven't figured out yet the easiest way of cutting out the patterns. Leaving this working detail aside, felt felt warm and cosy and added some spice to each card. May your upcoming year feel the same way!
Merry Christmas!
Ticket-and-Hat Card, 2010
"You can leave your hat on..."A card with a ticket to Joe Cocker's concert inside.
Collective Birthday Card, 2010
Getting a number of people signing a greeting card is not new, but then each of them is ready only with a brief wishing and the wishers' initials. So I tried coming up with an idea of an envelope storing cards with handwritten notes of a dozen of guests, with each of them having enough space for flowery eloquence or conciseness.
Birthday Bag Card, 2010
Have you ever attached yourself to a particular colour? Temporary attachments are like temporary contracts with the colour of the season; they are intensive and inspirational. And here we go with purple.
Teaching Embellishments
Learning in a group can be fun, it's always a combination of not only characters, but also their jovial or gloomy moods. I love group teaching, and it's like going surfing on the crest of a wave. Here are some perks I've made to spirit up my lovely course participants:
Birthday Flower Card, 2010
Just before you think it's a threatening creature, let me tell you: it's a flower. Intended to raise spirits.
Follow-me-card, 2010
Little Red Riding Hood (originating from a wrapping paper clipping) is holding some yummy foodstufs in her basket and is set to start her journey:
Birthday S-Card, 2010
Letter S with its obvious reseblance to number 5 (the highest on evaluation scale in Russia) had to play the key role here.
Ladybird Card, 2010
My friend's attachment to ladybird and the charm of these little creatures - and it came so naturally for her b-day card idea that quite soon I found myself contouring a glue stick to get those black spots on ladybird's wing covers. Here she is, slender as a lady should be.
Birthday Tea-Card, 2010
Somehow related to "my cup of tea" idea - and that would be it for me to comment on the motif.
Shelf with Drawers, 2010
All those small storage organisers like boxes, baskets, drawers are my great passion. In spite of being an anti-shopoholic, I can't get out of an IKEA household storage department without having absorbed every item with my hungry eyes. I prefer chipboard to plastic and later on a shelf with drawers gets a multicolour finish.
Birthday Greeting Card, 2009
A single panel card is always concise, which might be useful when writing a trip invitation right on the front side.
Curtain Holder, 2009
These are just buttons and bells hung on a rubber string to save the balcony door from obstacles.
JA Wedding Card, 2009
In Germany, when people get married they usually say "Ja" which means "Yes".
Wedding card for Johannes and Adriana:
Wedding card for Johannes and Adriana:
Window Decoration, 2009
Recycled materials or nature's sponsorship are part and parcel of cost-saving design. The contents of the vase are self-picked sticks, shells and pebbles. As the sticks were picked dry from the ground and no tree was hurt for the sake of the artistic work, I have the courage to claim that the project was also enviromentally friendly!
Invitation to the Evening of Russian-German Friendship, 2009
Actually I got married twice - to one and the same man. Once in Cologne and three months later in Moscow, right before moving to my twice-husband in Germany.
The event dedicated to Russian-German friendship started with our German guests arriving in the Russian capital on a sightseeing tour and then sharing tables with our Russian kith and kin at a German restaurant.
My inspirer Tunya and I, guided by Tunya’s insight and care, had crafted 30 invitations carrying out various cultural ideas. What a terrific experience!
That’s the bilingual invitation with St.Basil’s and the Cologne cathedrals binding the two cities:
Cologne Wedding Invitation, 2008
Following crafted greeting cards for close friends who are always tolerant to my creative impulses, invitations to my own wedding to be held in Cologne were the first attempt to reveal my creation to the public at large. Without being bothered with the choice of paper or colour (as you might see), I focused on the image of Cologne Cathedral and the message. What really mattered was to make each and every guest feel special by attending this occasion.
Many thanks to my wise advisor and mentor who, having suggested decorating paper rings inside the card with spangles and diamonds, was simultaneously guiding me through another crafting process.
And here you can shoot a glance at the 8 invitations' creation process reluctantly supervised by my cat:
Many thanks to my wise advisor and mentor who, having suggested decorating paper rings inside the card with spangles and diamonds, was simultaneously guiding me through another crafting process. And here you can shoot a glance at the 8 invitations' creation process reluctantly supervised by my cat:
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