Gray and dull february for Oleysh Galcherchenko ends behind the threshold of her house. In the apartment of Odessa - the everlasting garden of lilac, peonies, tulips, hortensia. These flowers look like alive, just do not smell. It is even difficult to believe that they are not real and every petal, every leaf and twig are made by the hands of the wizard and worked out to the smallest detail.
Olesya Galchechenko - hydraulic engineer. The idea of creating something with her hands appeared during the maternity leave almost 7 years ago. Randomly fell on the eye a bouquet made of polymer clay, and as they say, was spinning. Olesya resolutely refused to visit paid classes and studied exclusively on video lessons on the Internet.
"The author of the work impressed me was self-taught. And I have such a motto, they say if someone was able, then I can. So everything started. But the master classes in the end did not satisfy me, since everything worked too decorative, and I wanted realism, "says Olesya Galchechenko.
On the way to the realism of his creations, Olesya tried the mass of instruments and types of clays, until it came to the conclusion that the best material for creating flowers is cold china.
At the first stage of the work, Olesya buys either the necessary flower in the country, and as if an avid naturalist, disassembles it on the part. The factory wizard makes the Molda - prints of the necessary elements. Then collects a frame of a bouquet of wire of a plated teep-ribbon and begins to make porcelain blanks for its "trim".
It dries ready-made exhibit about a day. On the creation of one peony leaves one to three days, but a lilac twig can take a week of time. This is provided that the wizard works from morning to late night. Given the huge labor costs, the cost of floristic masterpieces from Olesy is not small. But the client is always on such a product. Some even have to wait for their turn to get a belly bouquet.
"Once there was a case when I was ordered a hundred tulips, but the customer could not redeem them because of financial difficulties. I put them on the site and literally for the day or two of them dismantled, "says Olesya.
Each flower is done in a single instance and, subject to proper care, will be limited to the time. To do this, you need to take the flowers from the straight rays of the sun, excessive moisture, do not bend them and injure. It's easy enough to care - you can collect dust with a vacuum cleaner or wipe the petals with a wet cloth. By the way, all the flowers created by Olesei, absolutely hypoallergenic.
The process of creating flower compositions The master calls art therapy. Conducting many hours behind monotonous work, it flows into a state similar to meditation. However, there is a negative side in such a hobby - the vision and spin suffers.
"I have loved flowers from childhood and draw, and we can say that the stars come together, and only at 36 I found myself. Therefore, all the negative moments are somehow erased, the main thing is that I do a favorite thing. Many asked how I had enough patience, and I say: the eyes are afraid, and the hands do, "says the master.
By samples and errors, Olesya sought the perfection of its products. And even now, when her works are considered recognized masterpieces even among the masters, she seeks to do even better.
"Today, judging by the reviews of other ceramic florists and my observations of workshops, my lilac is the best in the world. Almost everyone uses artificial stamens, simplifying their work and replacing the concept of manual labor. I do absolutely all the elements with my own hands, "says the needlewoman.
To carry out master classes, despite the many sentences, she flatly refuses - does not want to share their own secrets of skill with others.
"First, I believe that each master must go through this path alone, study different materials, and not work on some one method. In general, it is enough to learn how to own clay and watch the nature, disassemble flowers on the petal. Well, then, if you have to share your secrets, then the exclusivity of my products will be lost, "says the Master.
But Olesya wants to spend the copyright exhibition of their colors someday. Previously, her creations never exposed to the museum or gallery. We hope that soon this annoying misunderstanding will be able to correct.
