Volha Kotava

I was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. From early childhood I didn't stop drawing and sewing, this was my passion. Later I became interested in designer dolls and felt.
Felt is my passion, my inspiration, my work. Felt and color - these are the components of my art.
Felt is created from wool by wet or dry felting (or in mixed media). Sheep's wool is an amazing material with a wide range of possibilities. It's very warm, tactilely pleasant, unusual looking. I fell in love with it in 2009 and still can't stop enjoying these materials!
I am also inspired by the full power of nature. Birds captured my imagination, I made many sculptures in the form of various winged creatures. But terrestrial and underwater animals also interest me, as well as landscapes. I reflect all this in my works with the help of wool.
My works are widely known in Belarus, here I participated in many exhibitions ("The Mill", "Panna Doll'ya", "Balaganchik") and also in fairs in Moscow, Vilnius, the Netherlands.

Belarusian State Pedagogical University, specialty "Artist. Art teacher"