Vase "Jam", 15x11 cm, Khokhloma

Khokhloma is one of the oldest Russian folk crafts. She is loved today for her unique patterns and a harmonious color combination. The main paints used in Khokhlomsky painting belong to the warm gamut of the spectrum: red, black, gold.

The combination of these colors that came from icon painting is very symbolic:

red (beautiful) - The color of power;

gold - the color of the search, well -being, the divine principle;

Black - the color of the curtain in front of eternal life, the color of spiritual cleansing. Berries of mountain ash and strawberries, flowers and leaves, poultry, fish and animals.

paint products manually, without preliminary marking, thanks to this, each product is unique, and the drawing is different from the previous one.