Tapestries
Description: A stylized unicorn is displayed at the centre of the image. Surrounding it are various geometric shapes, each uniquely oriented
Unicorn Tapestry
$30
Description: Alexander Blok was a highly regarded poet of Russian symbolism, respected and loved by the public and fellow poets and writers. He had a significant influence on the younger generation of Russian poets. Tsvetaeva, Akhmatova, Pasternak, and Nabokov wrote very favorably about him. Blok died at the age of forty.
Description: Russian writer and poet Varlam Shalamov spent the best years of his life imprisoned. At first, he spent two years in gulag and after serving it he became a published writer and journalist. Then he was arrested again and survived seventeen years of extreme labour camp. When he came back, his health was ruined, his family life destroyed. Kolyma Tales, collection of short stories about a labour camp, is considered a masterpiece. It is written in dry, almost numb documentary style. Shalamov also published books of poetry like Flint, Journey and Destiny, and Moscow Cloud.
Description: John Steinbeck wrote realistically and compassionately about ordinary people and their daily struggles during the Great Depression. Hollywood made movies based on his novels. He won Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes. John Ford put on a big screen Steinbeck's masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath, and won Oscar for Best Director. These are just some highlights from a long and successful career.
Description: A graphic design features a white skull and crossbones on a gray background. The skull is uniquely formed by a handprint with eyes and a mouth.
Ningwar Tapestry
$30
Description: A stylized face with exaggerated features is centered on a dark background. The sharp lines and monochrome palette create a striking contrast.
Bim-Bim Tapestry
$30
Description: Russian writer and poet Varlam Shalamov spent the best years of his life imprisoned. At first, he spent two years in gulag and after serving it he became a published writer and journalist. Then he was arrested again and survived seventeen years of extreme labour camp. When he came back, his health was ruined, his family life destroyed. Kolyma Tales, collection of short stories about a labour camp, is considered a masterpiece. It is written in dry, almost numb documentary style. Shalamov also published books of poetry like Flint, Journey and Destiny, and Moscow Cloud.
Description: A stylized crab is depicted in the center with bold geometric lines and contrasting colors. Surrounding the crab are zigzag patterns in shades of purple and blue, set against a dark-blue background.
Crab B Tapestry
$30