'Twas quilling: the art of Yulia Brodskaya

If you have never seen the work of renowned and revered Russian artist Yulia Brodskaya, you are surely missing out. Brodskaya, a native of Moscow who now resides in England, hand-crafts one of a kind art pieces from paper and glue.

Sound simple? Think again.

Brodskaya combines a talent for quilling - the decorative art of coiling, shaping and gluing paper  - with an unbounded imagination. Now a rising star in the design world, her work has appeared in numerous advertisements, installations, and magazine editorials around the world, and she was also tapped to create a custom theme for Google Chrome. Brodskaya posted a large version of the bird from that design (image below) in reponse to multiple queries from people who wanted the design for a tattoo. Talk about a permanent installation!

A sample of Yulia's work:

Comments

[Andy]

Very interesting medium. The parrot is fantastic. Do you know what size the pieces are approximately?

[Vanessa]

I love how the shadows create such depth while maintaining a mystical quality.
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