Workshops
My first exhibition was related to children’s paper art of the Soviet period. Within the framework of the exhibition, I conducted many master classes and created my own author’s course for children. I taught the course at different venues, improved and modified it. After I became interested in textiles and the topic of family memory, I created author’s embroidery courses for teenagers and adults.
At the moment, I run family labs, the purpose of which is to immerse myself in the history of the family and create individual creative objects based on it.
At the moment, I run family labs, the purpose of which is to immerse myself in the history of the family and create individual creative objects based on it.
Family Stories
The lab is held online. Families with children of different ages participate in this project.
During the lab, I and other curators help parents with children immerse themselves in the history of their families and gain research experience. Participants work with family archives and documents and gain experience in creating a creative art object. As a result of the lab, an exhibition with a program of master classes and readings for a family audience is produced.
TThe laboratories resulted in several exhibitions: in Berlin at the BAS CS gallery "Experience", in the Totschka Library "Leaving is impossible, staying", in the Museum of the Jewish People (Tel Aviv) as part of the festival "In a suitcase" vchemodanefest, in
During the lab, I and other curators help parents with children immerse themselves in the history of their families and gain research experience. Participants work with family archives and documents and gain experience in creating a creative art object. As a result of the lab, an exhibition with a program of master classes and readings for a family audience is produced.
TThe laboratories resulted in several exhibitions: in Berlin at the BAS CS gallery "Experience", in the Totschka Library "Leaving is impossible, staying", in the Museum of the Jewish People (Tel Aviv) as part of the festival "In a suitcase" vchemodanefest, in
Textile River
For the Family Stories festival, I created the art object "Textile River." This textile canvas served as a base for family workshops in the Volga region towns. Memory is a priceless gift, connecting us to loved ones, native places, and important moments in life. For the Volga residents, the Volga River is more than just a memory; it is a symbol that influences every aspect of their existence: it brings joy and refreshment, evokes awe and excitement.
During a large family workshop held during the "In Memory" festival, participants created their own works. The project's subsequent travels to towns such as Kineshma, Yuryevets, Zavolzhsk, and others resulted in the collaborative work of residents of the Volga region towns in the Ivanovo region.
Adults and children used a variety of textile techniques: embroidery, appliqué, textile marker painting, cyanotype printing—all to capture their feelings and preserve traditions.
During a large family workshop held during the "In Memory" festival, participants created their own works. The project's subsequent travels to towns such as Kineshma, Yuryevets, Zavolzhsk, and others resulted in the collaborative work of residents of the Volga region towns in the Ivanovo region.
Adults and children used a variety of textile techniques: embroidery, appliqué, textile marker painting, cyanotype printing—all to capture their feelings and preserve traditions.
Art and Genealogical Laboratory
The family photo archive has a unique opportunity not only to document the lives of our ancestors, but also provides an opportunity to help find unobvious personal connections and discover hidden details, immerse yourself in the family history and find the origins of your own identity. Embroidery helps to focus on personal memories, distracts from negative emotions and has a therapeutic effect.
At the master class, in an atmosphere of creativity, we will look at family photos together, tell stories related to them, and explore connections with our own past through access to family photo archives and craft practices. We will try to create our own personal handmade photo archive, thereby paying tribute to the memory of our ancestors, realizing our place in the history of the family and the clan. To participate in the workshop, you need to bring a photo from the family album or a scan of it.
At the master class, in an atmosphere of creativity, we will look at family photos together, tell stories related to them, and explore connections with our own past through access to family photo archives and craft practices. We will try to create our own personal handmade photo archive, thereby paying tribute to the memory of our ancestors, realizing our place in the history of the family and the clan. To participate in the workshop, you need to bring a photo from the family album or a scan of it.
Repairing Memories: Embroidering the Family Archive
The family photo archive has a unique opportunity not only to document the lives of our ancestors, but also provides an opportunity to help find unobvious personal connections and discover hidden details, immerse yourself in the family history and find the origins of your own identity. Embroidery helps to focus on personal memories, distracts from negative emotions and has a therapeutic effect.
At the master class, in an atmosphere of creativity, we will look at family photos together, tell stories related to them, and explore connections with our own past through access to family photo archives and craft practices. We will try to create our own personal handmade photo archive, thereby paying tribute to the memory of our ancestors, realizing our place in the history of the family and the clan. To participate in the workshop, you need to bring a photo from the family album or a scan of it.
At the master class, in an atmosphere of creativity, we will look at family photos together, tell stories related to them, and explore connections with our own past through access to family photo archives and craft practices. We will try to create our own personal handmade photo archive, thereby paying tribute to the memory of our ancestors, realizing our place in the history of the family and the clan. To participate in the workshop, you need to bring a photo from the family album or a scan of it.
Textile workshop
For a year now, I have been in charge of the textile laboratory at the Fabrika Center for Creative Industries.
The group of workshop participants was formed during the work of my laboratory "Texts and textiles" (Nekrasovka library). Now we are holding meetings in the "Enter and Allow" workshop (CCI Fabrika) on various techniques of working with textiles: embroidery, applique, printing on fabric, creating joint projects.
The group of workshop participants was formed during the work of my laboratory "Texts and textiles" (Nekrasovka library). Now we are holding meetings in the "Enter and Allow" workshop (CCI Fabrika) on various techniques of working with textiles: embroidery, applique, printing on fabric, creating joint projects.
Paper art
Family workshops on paper games, which are held for children within the framework of the exhibition, served as the basis for further development of this topic at the additional classes course for children "Paper Creativity" at the Library Association of the Southern Administrative District of Moscow. The historical material on the basis of which the author developed the course for children is Soviet-era magazines, books for the work of avant-garde artists, the Children’s Calendar almanac of the 1940s and 1950s, books from the French Uncle Beaver Albums series of the 1930s, as well as modern books dedicated to the work of artists. who have used various techniques and techniques to work with paper in their work. I posted some of this creative material on the channel Children Scissors Paper.
