Last weekend passed for me very actively……
I was preparing for several events at once….
I met with Canadian filmmakers and met with my old friends))
Parallel ,I was preparing for a Easter Fair about which I will tell today detaily.
I was given a small place to show my artworks. It was an unexpected proposal,which made me pull out .I’d review all my artwork created by me over the past two years.
I agreed to show up just for one day. For that I invited my friends to stand together with me.
I had to draw at least a little something new to present them for the buyers.
Time was very short,only five days.
I was very nervous
I had to show myself in the Ukrainian folklore style.
I have not yet exhibited in Toronto in this style.
That was my first show.
Therefore, to look harmonious, I revised my old works and drew a large 24 “x 48” picture, which has perverse ornaments and helped to combine my work with each other.
Then I bought a pair of polished boards in Dolorama and also decorated them with the same ornament.
At last, I painted a small house for birds in the same style.
When the paints dried, I covered everything with varnish.
So I had 13 works of different sizes in the style of the Ukrainian folklore. They made from oil on canvas and were counted among themselves in color, images and components.
I mixed my artworks with different suverins and magnets to the wall.
Decorated with eggs and colored cotton.
With me were my colleagues who presented their work.
One master put salt for baths, parchment paper on wax, pads in the form of eggs, ribbons and wreaths in Ukrainian style, ceramic ampoules for aromatic oil.
The second masteress showed pictures that her students draw at artschool, exhibited wooden spoons and carvings on a tree.
All together much combined :
We exhibited for the first time, we were surprised in the interest to our work.
Among our works was an ostrich egg for sale, original and painted.
https://youtu.be/8A3wtvXtjps
For Canada this is a rarity. They do not decorate the eggs, as they do in Kiev, taking out the yolk and cleaning it from the inside. They draw on wooden or plastic mock-ups. Therefore, the ostrich egg had a furore and we gladly showed it to the buyers.
I was pleasantly surprised that the Canadians with interest bought our crafts and were interested in the works.
It was a day of acquaintance, getting new contacts, great satisfaction from participating in sales.
We were so organically fit into the relief of the store that we were invited to show up next month too))
That will be the end of April and is dedicated to Mother’s Day.
Now I will have a little more time, experience and I want to submit small works in Petrikiv style for sale. It will be stylized and also well connect in the theme and image of the next fair.
I present you not only a photo, but also a video from the fair events.
It was a very beautiful show and I thank everyone who was involved in it for their help and support.
Next time we will show some other handicrafts and pictures and we get into on April 21, on Saturday.
