Vytynanky (Витина́нки) is the Ukrainian art of papercutting. I fell in love with the breathtaking creations of Daria Alyoshkina (@vytynankaalyoshkina) and wanted to try a simple design myself. You’ve already seen one in the last photo with Kurkov’s novel. I have immense respect for this kind of traditional decorative art and can only imagine the…
Tag: crafts
Listening to Japan
My first introduction to Origami, the Japanese art of folding intricate flowers, objects and animals from one square sheet of paper, was actually a search for creative ways to gift money to friends. I’ve folded a lot of (Dollar and Euro) bills, but I felt for this virtual trip to Japan it had to be…