Ukrainian Petrykivka Miniature Painting Painting

Product Characteristics: Mushroom is made from Wood Mache - a mass of wood powder which is imposed layer by layer (3-4 layers as a whole). It takes about 2 days for each one to dry naturally. It is utterly important not to speed up the drying process as this may result cracks. Then the product is primed, sanded and polished. Thin top layer has all the wood properties and can be personalized with different types of paints, varnishes and glazes. The professional artist paints on the end ware taking into account what I propose. Therefore NO napkin technique/decoupage is used. Afterwards mushroom is covered with several layers of vitreous lacquer. The image is displayed in traditional Petrikivka manner. Petrykivska painting was born in the Ukrainian village of Petrykivka. Ukrainian house used to differ with comfort and cleanliness for many years. Each mistress wanted to decorate her home with painted walls, dishes, chests, stoves, bandores, benches with bright flowers, plants, berries. The earliest known examples of this style date from the 17th century, but it continues to thrive and develop as a modern art form. The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine recognized Petrykivka painting as a part of intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine, and was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Petrykivka painting has become a "brand" in Ukrainian popular culture. The product has to be treated as porcelain as it is extremely fragile. Do not drop it, hit or squeeze.