Behind the iron doors of one of the inconspicuous storage facilities in Nizhny Tagil every day a fairy tale is born. Here is the workshop of modern Pope Carlo - Stas Dreyabina. Thanks to his skillful hands, a whole army of mischievous wooden boys named Buratino appeared. More than two thousand! The history of this amazing person is worth starting with young age. Now he is 50 years old.
- I began to read early. The first two books that made an indelible impression on me were "squigs" of one famous artist and the "Adventures of Pinocchio". When I viewed pictures in the book, firmly realized that I would like to become a multiplier, draw and make dolls. I dreamed of reviving Pinocchio in the real world, "Stas recalls.
But under 30, the future Carlo was not engaged in his favorite thing. He graduated from the Faculty of Art and Faculty of the Nizhnyagilsky Social and Pedagogical Institute, served in the army, the children were married. I needed serious work.
- I changed a lot of work. The designer at the factory worked, later in guard went, but all this was not that. In the 90s, my classmate came, who graduated from a bobrovka (School in Tagil) to the chamber of the Krasnisher, gave me a knife, a couple of chisels, and I began to study the aza wood threads, "Stas continues.
The family of Stas was ambiguously reacted to this hobby. The wife did not want to support her husband, Stas was difficult. For training a new craft, it took a lot of time, he could not adapt to new tools, materials. He did not understand for a long time, how to make a volume figurine from a flat image and achieve natural form.
There was no money, the first dolls began to appear after a year and a half. But it turned out that in Russia there are a lot of people who dream of such a magical friend, oh b-ray!
The family of Stas was ambiguously reacted to this hobby. The wife did not want to support her husband, Stas was difficult. For training a new craft, it took a lot of time, he could not adapt to new tools, materials. He did not understand for a long time, how to make a volume figurine from a flat image and achieve natural form.
There was no money, the first dolls began to appear after a year and a half. But it turned out that in Russia there are a lot of people who dream of such a magical friend, oh b-ray!
- It was very difficult to sell. I tried to sell my toys from hand to hand so that a person could touch and understand that this boy was what he needed, "says Stas. - Because when Pokrathishki is placed on the shelves next to other toys in stores, they are lost. Among the bright little animals and matryoshki, he sits so small, sad. I already have a heart bleeding, like my child in the boarding school.
Each of Pinocchio Master comes up with an amazing story, which is divided with fans in social networks. Many dolls have a special purpose: some of them are used as charm. Once in the 90s, a familiar Tagil marout arrived and asked a doll to go on a gangster disassembly. He hid it under the jacket as a talisman. Another time the Burentarian left with the new owner for treatment in the rehabilitation center. Every time, "Ural Dad Carlo" sends his next son in a new home, he is very worried. Stas asks the owner to send him a photo and a short letter on how Polyshka got to and like him a new home.
In general, Pinocchio has long become something big than the craft for the Stas family. This is the best friend, and a magic pill from depression, and a family member, and a source of inexhaustible inspiration. His work daily gives him a fairy tale.
- For example, there is one such special Pokratka, St. Petersburg Stanislavovich. His mistress in St. Petersburg Theater Grimer works. She is with him and in the theater, and everywhere wearing. It was very nice when she photographed her Pinocchio in his arms from Georgy County, the main Leshego country, he recalls the smile of Stas.
Polyshka on the hands of the actor Georgy Shtail.
After 18 years of the unusual "life of life" from the family, Natalia's spouse left. It took nothing from Stas, not from Pinocchio. Two adults left, they continue his business. When his workshop is empty and no Pinocchio remains in it, he feels lonely.
- I am very hard without them. After all, they as relatives. I even recently decided to recruit himself, break somewhere, to leave nothing to cut and not cut. I sat in the house one far away in the wilderness, and I became so sad! It's good that I took one wooden baby with him, put it on the table in front of myself, and everything changed. So good in the soul. I can not imagine my life without them.
One Pinocchio costs from four to eight thousand rubles, there are many orders, but because of the fine work per month, it has time to exit about 15 pieces (of course, stas does not consider them).
- Sen Son Nikita 27 years old. He received technical education, education greatly helps him in the calculation of the right details. He still turns out even better than me. The youngest son of Matvey, he was 18 years old, while he learns and not fully connected to our common cause, "says Tagil's Dad Carlo.
In 50 years, the manufacturing process is given to the master very hard. Old injuries and pain in the joints constantly remind themselves. And then, Stas came up with a special dance gymnastics, without any day in the workshop. It turned out "Buchinian dances".
- The most important thing in my case is a smile. If the Pokratshka succeeds good - this is the dream of many and many. And here, it turns out, I can fulfill someone's dream! And the smile is the most difficult thing in the process. She displays character. For several years I have gone to understand how to cut it right. I do it at night or in the clock of privacy and necessarily in a good mood. Just so need to do your favorite thing - with a smile!
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