Русский ремесленник

Vologda lace - a special phenomenon in the folk art of the Russian North. The richness and variety of patterns, clean lines, the rhythm of ornaments, high skill - that is their artistic originality. About Vologda lace composed poems and songs, a movie, a colorful booklets. Vologda lace is known all over the world for a long time, it embodied the glory of Russian lace.
The word "lace" comes from the "surround", to decorate the elegant finishing edge clothing and other items from the tissues. Lace was known in Russia long ago. They are occupied by women of all classes. The dress of kings, princes and boyars lace of gold, silver and silk threads, used in traditional clothes of linen lace yarn, and the end of XIX century - from cotton yarns.

Art features Vologda lace formed already in the XVII-XVIII centuries. Until the XIX century lace was the nature of domestic art craft. In the 20-ies of XIX century in the vicinity of Vologda was founded lace factory, which employed dozens of serfs girls lace. In the middle of the XIX century Vologda lace on the ground turned to fishing, which involved thousands of skilled workers in various counties. This is especially craft was developed in the territory of Vologda, and Kadnikovskogo Gryazovetz counties. In each of them formed the local peculiarities of patterns and techniques of weaving, their circle of lace products, but also to distinguish them can only connoisseur of the art. Lace Industry in Vologda province reached its height during the second half of the XIX century. If in 1893, four thousand were engaged in weaving masters, then in 1912 there were nearly forty thousand. Celebrity Vologda lace has overstepped its borders. Fashion at it spread to many countries in Europe.
A distinctive feature of the traditional pair Vologda lace is a clear division of "structure" in lace pattern and background. Consequently, large and smooth shape of the ornament is very eloquently highlighted by a continuous line, flat across the width throughout the pattern. In the early Vologda lace as a lead ornament ranged stylized images of birds, the tree of life and other ancient motifs characteristic of a more ancient origin of embroidery. Today Vologda lace features a variety of ornamental, monumental forms and the prevalence of floral motifs.
Vologda fishing has been widely recognized both in Russia and abroad. Talent and skill of Vologda lace and artists have been repeatedly observed in many international and domestic exhibitions. In 1937, at an international exhibition in Paris, Vologda lace Union for originality and artistic execution of lace products was awarded the highest award - the Grand Prix at the Brussels Exhibition in 1958 Vologda lace was awarded a gold medal. And in 1968 the leading artists of the production association "Snowball" was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR behalf of the IE Repin. A lot of imagination, creative effort and skill invested in their work of old Lace KV Isakov, well-known experts in their field E.Ya. Humala, VV Sibirtseva, Honored Artist of the RSFSR VD Veselov and VN Elfina. Many of their works are in major museums around the country.
Common to all Vologda lace features in the works of each master purchase individual color. Thus, the work of KV Isakova developing chamber lyrical direction. Tenderness and warmth distinguishes her panel "deer", founded in 1968. It shows eating and galloping deer. Measuring repetition of figures, their arrangement in rows, a clear pattern with embossed outline on a background of light penetrating the lattice, like the flying snowflakes and white linen threads - all this creates an image steeped in the silence of the winter woods.
Diverse creativity VD Veselova. Hereditary Lace, she perfectly knows all the secrets of lace, that allows her to the same high artistic level and to create small household items, and decorative panels. One of the unique works Veselova - tablecloth "Rook. It combines all the best features of the creative artist: the poetry of images, the nobility of the figure, the wealth of developments in detail, polished technical performance of lace, its indispensable conditionality content and nature of the ornament.
The name Vologda association received in 1964 on the tablecloth "Snowball" another outstanding lace - VN Elfinoy. Her work tends to be monumental compositions, major forms of ornamentation. In 1978 Elfinoy performed panel "Singing Tree". It symbolizes spring and connected with it the advent of flowering nature, the awakening of life, many-voiced singing of birds. Sumptuous Tree of Life is strewn with flowers and birds sitting on it. Dense pattern contrasted with light lace background. Combination of harsh and white threads attached panels silver color.
Vologda lace today - is primarily a lace firm "Snowflake", which employs professional lace and experienced painters are professional school, which teaches future lace, as well as the establishment of additional education, where young Vologda acquainted with the history of lace and grasp the basics of this skill. Vologda lace firm "Snowflake" - a permanent participant of international and Russian exhibitions. The company cooperates with domestic and foreign partners. An important aspect of fishing is the work of artists creating works for museums and exhibitions. This is mainly panels, curtains, tablecloths. Today, one can rightfully argue that Vologda lace worthy part of the world's treasury of lacy things.