Friday, 20 November 2009

My matrioshka


I went to Matrioshka painting workshop today.


Matrioshka is Russian traditional doll. The biggest doll to the second smallest are made as containers. You can put the smallest into the second smallest, and do the same to the biggest. So, if you put all, it looks like just one big doll.


At the beginning of the class, I was give a set of 3 plain Matrioshka dolls. First, do rough sketch on a paper. Then, copy to the plain Matrioshka by hand writing. Finally, you paint with poster paint pens. It sounds very simple, but it took me 4 years without any break! Phew, such a concentration!!!


And... this is it! How do you find them? As you guess, these two cats are my sweeties. The smallest is a mouse represents me because my birth year is rat in Chinese year (there are twelve of them, and this year is Ox and the next year is Tiger). I am very happy with the outcomes. Creative activities always gave me a great feeling and energy!
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6 comments:

  1. TaTi21 November 2009 at 18:32

    In Greek we call that babushka doll.. But it seems to me, it is exactly the same thing. Russian isn't it?
    I think they are adorable, especially the yellow scarf with the little fish!!! Lovely!!!

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  2. norico21 November 2009 at 22:16

    According to Wikipedia, Babushka seems the same as Matrioshka. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babushka
    In Japan, the name, Matrioshka, is much more popular. I don't know why. Anyway, Yes, I like Ponta (the white one) best. The blue one (Uku) reminds me of Cat mummy... ha,ha,ha.

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  3. Unknown25 November 2009 at 09:35

    Wow! That brings some memories from my childhood..
    My grandma had a set of "Babushka-Matrioshka" dolls. Nice set!!

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  4. norico27 November 2009 at 09:11

    Thanks! At the workshop place, there were thousands of Babushkas, that also brings back my memory of Matrioshka doll from my Aunt. I still remember my excitements with the sense of abroad the doll brings...

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  5. Anna28 November 2009 at 20:24

    In Italy they are called Matrioska and we consider them the symbol of Russia! So id somebody goes to Rusiia on holiday, they have to bring back a matrioska!

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  6. norico30 November 2009 at 15:20

    The doll is also called Matrioska in Japan, and Yes! it respresents Russia for us, too. I have no friends who has visited Russia, but I can easily imagine this doll would be a typical souvenir.

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