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.
Tactile educational aids
As part of the "Fabrics of the North: A Tactile Experience" project—supported by a grant from the "Museums of the Russian North" program and implemented at the Children's Museum of the Arkhangelsk Local History Museum—I created thematic kits centered on key fibers: wool, linen, cotton, silk, nettle, and synthetics. Each kit contains samples at various stages of processing, along with tools and objects that illustrate the journey from raw material to finished product. These serve as both artistic and educational tools, combining art, pedagogy, and an inclusive approach. Through tactile exploration, a visually impaired person—or indeed anyone—can sequentially discover the production stages: feeling the seeds of flax, cotton, or other plants, followed by the fiber after initial processing, then the roving, and finally the finished thread.
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.
The 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.
The 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
I created the "Textile River" art object specifically for the "Family Stories" festival. This large-scale canvas serves as a foundation for family workshops across the towns of the Volga region. For the locals, the Volga is not just a river; it is a powerful symbol that shapes every aspect of their lives, bringing joy and coolness, while inspiring awe and deep emotion.
During a family workshop at the "In Memoriam" festival, participants crafted their own "memory notes." Using a variety of textile techniques—including embroidery, applique, painting, and cyanotype prints—they added their personal stories to the canvas. As the project traveled through towns like Kineshma, Yuryevets, and Zavolzhsk, the artwork transformed into a unique collective creation by the residents of the Volga towns in the Ivanovo region.
During a family workshop at the "In Memoriam" festival, participants crafted their own "memory notes." Using a variety of textile techniques—including embroidery, applique, painting, and cyanotype prints—they added their personal stories to the canvas. As the project traveled through towns like Kineshma, Yuryevets, and Zavolzhsk, the artwork transformed into a unique collective creation by the residents of the Volga towns in the Ivanovo region.
Art and Genealogical Laboratory
As part of the "YAMUSEUM. Laboratory" project in Kineshma, I led a specialized arts and genealogy workshop for teenagers. This intensive program brought young participants together to explore family traditions surrounding New Year and Christmas celebrations throughout the 20th century. Our primary goal was to reframe personal family archives through the lens of contemporary art.
Working with carefully preserved family documents, letters, and photographs, each participant crafted a unique personal installation.
The project culminated in a collaborative research-based exhibition. This experience allowed the teenagers not only to rediscover their own family histories within the context of national history but also to unlock new pathways for creative self-expression in their hometown.
Working with carefully preserved family documents, letters, and photographs, each participant crafted a unique personal installation.
The project culminated in a collaborative research-based exhibition. This experience allowed the teenagers not only to rediscover their own family histories within the context of national history but also to unlock new pathways for creative self-expression in their hometown.
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.
