the faces of saints from its wooden icons seem to look into the soul, there is no hiding or hiding from such a gaze, people are used to it and see the same icons or something they are drawn on. pictures, there are postcards, some , something, here, and then they come to you practically, here nikolai looks you in the eye, having never studied the art of woodworking anywhere, he creates absolutely stunning works, equally deftly, handling miniature chisels and huge chainsaws, i have three of them, all of different sizes, one i do there under the saws, the second above the saws, the third is the carving,

i see that it should already... well, i see an almost finished thing, so i start choosing unnecessary parts, that’s all, the main thing is that he dreams that the person who sees his creation wants to buy them for himself will experience the same emotions that and he himself, while working, if i cut something, i put part of myself into it, because well, how else, it ’s not just like that, he took the board, planed it there, i even need to feel it myself. valery fitinsky, woodcarving master from the small town of derechen in grodno region, a man who at one time, like many villagers, went to the big city for money and success, but years later returned to his small homeland, it was here, in his own words, that he finally found himself.

this gallery is only a small part of the wooden icons of the master valery pittinsky, the faces of the saints are not at all similar to those that can usually be seen on icons or reproductions, and well, of course, the material itself, the technique of execution, well , in the picture it’s 2d, that’s right, in this work it's already 3d because i do it the fact that there is no side on the icon, that is, the side is not visible, you know, and this is much more difficult , i just have to figure out how to depict it myself from, say, one of the sides, just on the written icon, this is not there, valery does not hide it, in fact he

creates copies, but the faces in his works turn out to be very realistic, some saints look sternly and even sternly, some suffer and mercifully, many are frightened and even alarmed by such realism, people are used to seeing the same icons or something they are drawn, pictures here and there postcards some something, and then they come to you , practically, and nikolai looks into your eyes. however, there are those, valery admits, who are fundamentally against calling his works icons in the full sense of the word, but for the master himself it is not so important what those around him call his wooden creations, horses or spiritual ponnos. having taken up such unusual creativity many years ago, he still cannot stop. let’s say nikolai, this one, i sat down, i couldn’t tear myself away from him, i sat all day and, well

it took me about one and a half to two days to make it, there were such moments that, let’s say , you start making an icon, and then half of it was done. but she either doesn’t let me in or that i don’t, i don’t know, if i cut something, i put a part of myself into her, because well, well, how could it be otherwise, it’s not just like that, i took it i planed the board there, i even need to feel it myself. valery works in a small workshop at the derechen house of crafts, he has a partner, also a well-known woodworker mikhail grintsevich throughout the district, together they can take on almost any, even... large complex work: create a huge panel or a carved chest. mikhail is an expert in cutting out geometric patterns, while valery rather specializes in volumetric work. by the way, with experience i came to the understanding that it is better to cut icons not from a single piece of wood, but to create them from several layers. it now

consists of three parts. this is the first background, this is the first board, the face is painted on it. nicholas. here. third - this is a book, this one is glued, here the hand will also be glued up to create a large volume, yes, that is, it will be three-level, let's say, for each work the master has his own tools: jambs, chisels, knives, cranberries, most are not purchased, valery says, a real master always makes a tool for himself, this soviet country, they once cut rails at some factory. she is very good, so i take it somewhere, i made this joint, well, for three hours, but the most difficult thing is to put my hand on, my fingers were cut every day, when i just started, somewhere there

you will damage it, but now we mainly make the incisors to suit our personal, well, arm , that is, so that it sits in the hand, everyone has a different hand, that’s right, mikhail is valery’s mentor, friend, and colleague, many people around him are surprised by this, two masters, each with their own view, approach, with their own opinion, how they get along together, and even manage to work in tandem, they even reproach us that you cut together, but what can’t we work together, we can’t do this together, well, sculptures you can’t cut together, on the contrary, it’s more interesting, he starts something to do, even, now that i’m older i say, what are you doing, what are you doing, but in the end it’s a masterpiece, you know, in general, this is all the more surprising, considering that valery the nareshchik never studied anywhere, and not just for minor work , where skills and handling of a huge number of special tools are needed, but also one that requires completely different professional qualities

must be given to a good person, the wooden sculptures of valery and mikhail were ordered at the beginning by the local administration, next to the house of crafts an ancient park was empty, the remaining since the time of the famous sapek family. two friends and woodworkers took on the task of furnishing it. using a regular saw to cut an artistic sculpture from wood is not an easy task, even for a professional. well, this is imaginative thinking, i see what should already happen, almost, well, practically a finished thing, i see. and so i begin to select unnecessary parts, here’s another thing, here the volume is completely different , and you have to carry the saw all day, so it’s not... i’ll say that, but with saws, i’ve drunk more than one wine, i have three of them, and all different sizes, i make one there for saws, the second is over saws, the third is a carving, sculptures have appeared in the park, now many of them are covered with snow, but in the summer the park

comes to life, children run here, couples walk, valery and mikhail put huge wooden chess of their own creation in the yard, trying in every way to bring it into the ... the village of two-creativity navisnye. a good morning should start with a proper breakfast. this will be one of my favorite breakfasts. we will prepare zucchini pancakes together with red fish, in addition to this we will prepare a healthy green salad. and i will cook stuffed zucchini. today, friends, is a celebration of the belly. we will help you make your first meal tasty and healthy. what a beauty. i haven't had breakfast, so i can't wait to get started. mashenka, please salt and pepper the sauce, then dress the salad, and when you have finished,

please cut the fish. and very interesting. how to choose quality thyme? first of all, pay attention to the packaging, it must be airtight. don't forget about the invigorating one. push yourself out of this position upward, raising your pelvis, stretch the entire front line of the body, you need to try to jump on your full foot. we are embarking on an expedition in the depths of our land, changing for the sake of our understanding of this unity, we are embarking on a new folkloric expedition, which is happening ahead of the past, and we are following the historical and meat abrasions. administrator of your yard, at the beginning of the collection, if you were still

living in parasensible and shavananny, if all of us were not pagareltsy and galadayuchy, well, since you are good , give us a gift, pour grain on our tree, if you have offensive godzhe yashche lepshi urajay, and let the old traditions, new life, as i went to the meadow as a young man, i rode and my neighbor sat down, i sat down for a conversation and ivanka died, just with the projects in advance, i died on the belarus tv channel 24. i am always looking for what i need

i want to do it, you surf the internet, you surf, you look for something, you find something, you get excited and go do it, for me it’s more important that, let’s say, some child or someone goes and the same thing, suddenly i can do that, just try, maybe i can succeed, that’s why i do everything, he he still wonders what zigzags fate had to make to bring him to his current point, he himself comes from derechin, but like most... people he dreamed of leaving the village for a big city, and he had such an opportunity, he could easily enter the then institute of physical education in minsk. i came, well, a tatted-up little guy who had never been anywhere, i came, and there was an anthill, there were people there, to be honest, i was scared, just kind of, well, either it wasn’t my thing, or it was just me, i just felt it's kind of wild. and i i gathered my aunts then, what am i saying, i didn’t have a classification book, they don’t issue them to us, they just gave

me a diploma, so i couldn’t even imagine that i would live in minsk then, valery still moved to the capital, during the day he worked hard at tuning, in the evening he worked as a table worker in one of the capital's cinemas, and at night he painted pictures for his soul, and it was there that valery first saw the work of one of his colleagues who was interested in wood carving. decided to try it and this activity seemed to become an outlet for him. then something happened in his life difficult divorce. valery recalls that if it were n’t for his creativity, he could have simply drunk himself to death. and then fate throws him another test. he gets into a terrible car accident. i barely survived, i lay on stretch marks for probably a month in the hospital, and at home i probably lay for a month or a month and a half, i also couldn’t get up. well, it was a shame to become disabled for life, well, i picked myself up, and i’m still on my feet.

valery believes his miraculous salvation is not accidental. at that moment, at the request of a friend, he was taking an ancient icon. maybe she pushed me to do what i’m doing now, maybe she was protecting me, maybe on the contrary, something happened because of her. after all these tests, valery took a completely different look at his life and realized that he no longer wanted to participate in the pursuit of the benefits of the big city. one day the school principal, my former one, who is no longer here, met him and said: valera, where are you? ? i say, in minsk, he, oh, in minsk , and didn’t even ask where i work, where what, the main question is that i’m in minsk, all the questions immediately disappeared, where am i, what am i, maybe you have a yard no, maybe no one, there were no such questions , the main thing was in minsk, but i never suffered from this, it didn’t matter to me, after all, i was always drawn here, always drawn to my homeland.

valery returns to his native village and completely devotes himself to his favorite craft ; if he just looks on the internet and sees a work that sinks into his soul, he gets down to business without any fear, although he has never done anything like this before. but carved wooden icons for him become something completely separate and special. i want i would like to give a person at least the slightest something, because now i have started to have very little faith, i want at least a little bit. then for a person, so that, let’s say, he’s even afraid of looking at this icon, maybe it will protect him from something, so he ’ll become a little better in some way, better, at least the person will change a little in his own way understandings or in the way of life, this is good, having left life in a big city behind him, returning to his homeland, valery looked at his life in a new way,

there was time for internal introspection, why did his fate turn out exactly... thus, we were plowing all the time , that’s it, throughout my childhood, i felt sorry that the children were on vacation, they played football there, they swam in the river, we had nothing, we had to just to help my parents, to work somehow, to earn some money, to rise up somehow, i ’ve had this stereotype since childhood that i need to prove something to someone, so what of a guy like me? could a guy like me grow up in the past ? so not everything in life can turn out so bad, right? that means maybe you can become someone and have someone show you on tv, when a person in the past who stood in a field, bent over, all his life, all his childhood, is now shown on tv, you understand, what kind of stereotype people break

when he doesn’t sleep at night and creates his own wooden icons, and then sees how strong people's reactions are when they see him? for valery this is the best reward , some say, i have something like this, i have this thing that i have, the second one will really get into his soul, and he won’t even show it to anyone, he’ll just walk around, pray to her, that’s all, for him it’s just an icon, not some kind of luxury item or something, it shouldn’t even be like that, while there are debates going on around him, whether his works should be considered real icons or call them... artistic panos, he just smiles silently, he knows, this is not the main thing, human faith is important, a person needs an icon in order for him to come , yes, i did something bad here, now i’ll pray everything, deep in my heart , if a person is a believer, he will not do anything wrong, that’s right, and he

he will come to the icon with someone completely different, and the one who messed up, let’s say, or did something bad, he will come in order to... justify himself to himself, so i went and it’s as if everything should be forgiven to me, faith has become much less, now from people, and even for a little bit, if i sell my icon, if a little person buys it, even just a little bit to fix it, it’s not in vain that i worked, then it’s not in vain that i sat, right, at least for a little bit, a master carver on wood from a small one. derechen, in order to fully reveal his talent, he it took him many years, he lived in the capital, built a career, earned a lot of money, but only after returning to his homeland, he realized that it doesn’t matter where in the world you are, the main thing is how you feel about yourself, if you have a favorite thing, and the results of your labor does not leave anyone indifferent,

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