issue # 35-36 (3-4).2006
Page 60


Рушник "Засвіт встали козаченьки".



Serhiy Latanskyi

RUSHNYK's UNFADING FLOWERS


One more narration by Serhiy Latanskyi about an embroideress from Zaporizhia. Tetiana Filatova has celebrated her 70th birth anniversary and 25th anniversary of creative activity. She took after her mother, the best embroideress in the area. However work at the plant, tram driving, family didn’t leave much time for embroidery. Only after some time she could attend the studio, participate in exhibitions and in a course of time create in “Malva” and “Tsvit Kalyny” creative unions, where her talent was developed, her individual depiction manner as well as perfect artistic level were synthesized. The author analyzes the masters art pieces in detail, in particular, Cossack rushnyks with a tree of life, their philosophy and perfect performance. The master creates sophisticated Ukrainian clothing, embroidered men’s shirts and women’s blouses as well.


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