The raffle items we got from this artist with many facettes are 3 brooches made with beads.
You can see the first below π
The cute black one was completely created by @LeiSolar vivid imagination and is a small magical being consisting of ink.
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It helps authors with their writing:)
The 2.+3.piece is inspired by the game Hollow Knight.
It shows the character Hornet: the skillfull defender of Hollow's nest, she wields a needle and a threat! And the other the main character Knight:
Hornet's sibling :)
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"Art connects" is their inspiration. β€οΈ
Before the fullscale war they had found a great job to work with a group of LGBTQI teenagers in a community center. Unfortunately due to bombings it had to close down...π
This work inspired them to do an amazing collection with the
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colours of the different pride flags π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈβ€οΈ
I really love this collection sooo much!
A great way to show support!
You can find all available brooches in this thread β¬οΈ
They also sold these lovely πΊπ¦ coloured ones to collect donations for UAF π«‘π₯Ή
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In their repertoire you can also find such cute creations like little bats and other animal portraits.
Or something very unusual like the fire or a new way to show jellyfish π
Please check out their etsy: etsy.com/shop/LeiSolar
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But they won't be pinned down to only thread and needle!
If you follow @LeiSolar you will also notice the creative paintings they create!
I hope your interesst grew enough to give the wonderful @LeiSolar a follow!
If you want to get tickets for the #artistsofUkraine foundraiser to win the 3 featured
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Brooches follow the link below to the master π§΅π«‘
Thank you very much!
Ukranian version:
Her contribution is the amazing artwork for our pyrograph piece she created together with @did_zhurba
Thank you for this beautiful picture of @vlad_sord , @jana_skhidna and @dzygaspaw
Aren't they looking great? π
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The fierce @ultraPupka shows her skills in wonderful aquarell style paintings.
Some examples below.
They are very powerfull and beautifully composed.
And she is open for commisions! ππ₯
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Her great sense of humor shines through in her comic style artworks. I can't help but smile and laugh when I see them popping up in my timeline π
I have been thinking a while if I should post my own coming to Twitter and NAFO story, opening up scares me extremly, but here we go:
My personal ties to Ukraine before the war were zero. I didn't have a family background or friends
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coming from this beautiful country. But I followed the news from 2014 on, and it caused a spark.
When Gulag-country took the step to the full blown war I was crying for weeks. The news feeds lacked of views from Ukraine, so I came here. To find voices you won't hear on
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normal television news.
And I met amongst other amazing ppl my dear @darekadattehito , she showed and learned me so much. The wittiest racoon there is! @mr_gh0stly was the one that led me to NAFO, I also waited a bit till I finally got what tracksuits have to do with it all.
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These 2 contributions come from a master in ceramic design. She studied at the ceramic faculty and shows her high skills in all of her amazing works.
The first piece is a fun cup with an outspoken frog π₯°
We know to whom his message goes!
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The second one is a cute bird, it can be used to plant small flowers :)
With great love to detail all these pieces are completely handmade and signed. The paint applied to show this great glace.
They look so vibrant! π
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Guess we want to see some production steps next? π π₯°
Here you go:
This contribution is a see through epoxid bullet necklace. Pictures below.
Let's hear what our dear artist wants to tell us about this piece:
"The pendant is in the shape of a 7.62x54 rifle cartridge (the MosinβNagant rifle).
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Inside we can see a spike, which is symbolic for Ukrainian wheat fields and at the same time battlefields. There's also a feather inside of this cartridge which is a symbolic for angels or guardians. So together we have here an armament symbol of Ukrainian warriors, /2
protecting our land, our home"
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@Aligon_Older is my dear expoxid wizard and I wanna show you why: Her creations are as meaningfull as they are beautiful. By choosing bullets she pinpoints the effects the war has on Ukraine. Each is fired by an individual and that has
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We will do Ladies first and take a look at the important work brave Jana does at the frontline!
By collecting donations one of her main goals is to support units with lifesaving or tactical necassary equipment.
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Various units make sure to keep dear Jana busy, fe here a collection of 100 tourniquets for the 93rd β€οΈ
After collections are closed she also posts the receipts, so it is totally visible where the donations are going.
See her below tweet β¬οΈ