My name is Natalia Zhdanova. I live and I work in Russia, in the city of St. Petersburg.

I have been painting for 20 years. I also teach the art of others. In my art studio works several talented artists. We work in different directions and genres, with different materials, but we give preference to Russian folk crafts.

The popularity of Russian souvenirs with hand-painted high enough, but, unfortunately, plenty of low-grade imitations discredits the idea of an old Russian folk craft.

The mission of my art workshop - to acquaint the audience with authentic traditions of Russian folk crafts, as well as to present original works by professional artists at a high level of craftsmanship with modern materials.