Cherkasy region

Natalya is a master of embroidery from Cherkasy region. She makes copies of ancient rushnyks, shirts; reproduces original ornamental compositions as patterns in electronic formats; investigates embroidery in its every manifestation.

Nila is a master of straw weaving from Cherkasy region. From straw that she grows on her own she weaves women’s and men’s head-dresses, decorations, bags and flowers. Nila learned this craft from an old neighbor when in her childhood.

Olha is a Cherkasy master of ornamented ceramic toy. From white clay, she makes shapes of animals, birds, marvelous creatures and decorates them by tempera paints. She has developed an original style for which she was inspired by the works of Mariah Pryimachenko.

Taras is a master of vytynanka from Cherkasy region. Using paper he depicts Holodomor plots, images of different historical figures, folklore themes, landscapes etc. He became interested in making pictures from paper way back in his childhood...

Iryna is a master – doll maker from Cherkasy region. She got first information about the dolls from the Internet and later started to create them herself. She uses different natural materials: straw, cattail, fabrics, natural threads and wood...

Volodymyr is a master of wood carving from Cherkasy region. He works in the area of the traditional carving and spoon making and he is a skillful master of wood modeling. The artist is a virtuoso in different techniques of artistic carving; he creates Ukrainian souvenirs. Creative work The carver works mostly in the area of ...

Anzhela is a master of ceramic toys from Cherkasy region. She makes whistles of different kinds: svystuntsy, svyshchiky, svystulkas, “nightingales”, reviving ancient toys of Cherkasy region, in particular of the Gromy village where local potters used to coat their works by resin...

Olga is a Cherkasy master of embroidery and pysanka-making art - not an ordinary master but the head of Cherkasy center of folk masters. Together with them, Olga is reviving shirts and rushnyks made in local traditions and also the tradition of ornamenting pysankas...

Natalka is a doll-maker from Cherkasy. For over twenty years she has been creating dolls from wood, herbs, rags, corn ears, fabrics. She also teaches others to do this – conducts master-classes...

Tetyana is a master of decorative embroidery from Cherkasy. She investigates and revives traditional folk shawls. The master has created a series of contemporary modernized shawls. She closely cooperates with Ukrainian designers...

This master from Cherkasy region weaves didukhs of different forms and contents. Beside the fact that she mastered this craft not long ago (in autumn 2009) her sheaves are made following all the traditional structures and rules.