Participant of the 6th exhibition of the author's dolls MuñecArt

Elizaveta Menshova

Illustration of Russia flag

She was born in Moscow. Graduated from the Institute of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkin with a degree in gas field development.
She began to create dolls in 2010, without interrupting her main work.
In 2015 she received a diploma of professional retraining from the National Institute of Design in the course "Dolls: Art and Design".

After that, she began to take the process even more seriously, began to devote more time to sculpture lessons, and went to study at the cutting and sewing courses at the Burda Moden Center.
In creating dolls, I like the possibility of embodying the picture in volume. I like searching for information, immersing myself in a topic, watching movies and reading books, visiting museums, everything that is needed while you get to know the story of a character or study a costume. I like to come up with and bring artistic ideas to life.
Almost always, these are doll compositions, because when you cannot stop at one thing when choosing a color and style, a few dolls are enough to embody the whole set of desires.

Currently a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Decorative and Applied Arts. Section: Art doll.
Participant of Russian and international exhibitions. The works were published in the magazines "Puppet Master", "World of Puppets".
The dolls are in private collections in different countries.

Lighthouse

Description Ideas

A lighthouse is a tower with signal lights on the seashore or on an island. This is what sailors see in the distance after a long voyage.
Also, the Lighthouse is a symbol of hope and romance, a symbol of the right path.

And there are people lighthouses. They also illuminate the path, but only the life path. They indicate the way and can become a reference point.
After a long and difficult journey, it may seem that the goal is far away.
But the lighthouse, here it is, just take a closer look and see it in front of you, maybe this is your lighthouse?

Equipment

Mixed media, la doll, papier-mache, acrylic, Japanese cotton

The size

32 cm

The cost

281 €

a traveling mood

Description Ideas

When everything is ready for departure, but it is too early to set off, the "suitcase mood" sets in. And it is impossible to think about anything else.
But on the other hand, just a little bit is left before departure and we are looking at the suitcase with impatience.
The doll "suitcase mood" is the expectation of something special.
She charges at sea, vacation and the fulfillment of cherished desires.
Sea and desire everyone chooses their own.

Equipment

Mixed media, la doll, papier-mache, acrylic, Japanese cotton

The size

height 27 cm

The cost

208 €

Sailor dance "Apple"

Description Ideas

You can't become a sailor by accident. You need to love the sea from childhood. And know the signature dance of the sailors "Yablochko". The breadth of soul and openness of the sailors are reflected in this dance.
"Yablochko" looks equally great on the narrow deck of the ship and on the ballet stage. And in the puppet composition, you can still try to convey children's dreams and sea romance.

Equipment

Mixed media la doll, papier-mache, acrylic, Japanese cotton

The size

The height of the sailors is 24-28 cm, the boat is 60 cm wide, 47 cm high.

The cost

Whole track 595 €

Cost of one sailor 208 €

The flute player and company drummer of the infantry regiment. Russian army of 1812

Description Ideas

On December 25, 1812, the Russian Emperor Alexander I signed the Imperial Manifesto on the construction of a church in Moscow in the name of Christ the Savior in commemoration of the victory over Napoleon.
In memory of the Patriotic War of 1812, the emperor instituted a medal.
On one side of the medal there is an inscription borrowed from the biblical scripture: "NOT TO US, - NOT TO US, - BUT TO YOUR NAME." Completely this phrase sounds: "Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to Your name, give glory, for the sake of Your mercy, for the sake of Your truth."
The inscription on the medal was addressed to God, whom Alexander I considered the Savior of Russia from the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte, and then, of course, the Russian Imperial Army and the Russian people, who rose to fight against foreigners.

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in the 10th chapter of the poem "Eugene Onegin", the text of which has reached us not completely and approximately, wrote:

Thunderstorm of the twelfth year
It has arrived - who helped us here?
The frenzy of the people
Barclay, winter or Russian God?

There is an opinion that in 1812 a miracle occurred that forced Napoleon's army to flee from Russia. This was due to a natural cataclysm, as a result of which there was a sharp cold snap.

The other side of the medal depicts the "all-seeing eye" of the Almighty. But the soldiers, looking at this medal, recalled the former great field marshal - the hero of the war and said that it was the "eye" of Kutuzov himself: "he, father, has one eye, but he sees them more than the other with two."
(Kuznetsov A.A., Chepurnov N.I., "Award medal", "Eugene Onegin" Pushkin A.S., publishing house "Rech")

The coasters and the background are made in the form of a circle, which symbolizes the medal.
On the stands and the background are written the words "For love for the fatherland" and "Not to us, not to us, but to your name."

Equipment

Mixed media, la doll, papier mache, acrylic, Japanese cotton.

The size

The height of the soldier is about 33 cm, the diameter of the background is 44 cm.

The cost

Whole composition € 673

Cost of one sailor 342 €

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