Volodymyr Inshakov

Using special tools and wood, Kyiv carver Volodymyr Inshakov makes household goods identical to those that were used by our ancestors, heroes of folk fairy tales and historical novels. They are wooden spoons, salt-cellars, knives, small barrels etc.

Creative work

From linden and willow the master makes traditional household goods – spoons, salt-cellars, small barrels – identical to those that were used by our ancestors, using tools (cutters, knives and other) of his own make.

The master uses ornaments of museum exhibits or illustrations from books devoted to folk creative art. In accordance with the master, books often explain the meaning of the ornaments; places and purposes of their use. So, in his work he is trying to use the knowledge he has obtained from literature.

Sometimes Volodymyr uses modern technologies in the process of implementation of his conceptions: he creates 3-dimensional models of his works and this helps him to see what appearance they can have.