Diamond Painting: Nadia Strelkina

Artist Nadezhda Strelkina was born and raised in the village of Fedoskino near Moscow. Strelkina was her surname when she married, while in her youth she was called Burbysheva. The Burbyshev family gave several generations of famous artists to Fedoskino. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Nadezhda's great-grandfather owned a small factory called Burbyshevskaya Workshop, which produced painted lacquer snuff boxes, silver cigarette cases, cups, etc. The revolution of 1917 made private entrepreneurship impossible and the "Burbyshevs' workshop" closed its doors. However, the dynasty of Zakhar Timofeevich Burbyshev was continued by his sons, Semyon and Dmitry, who were the leading artists of the Fedoskino artel during the Soviet era. Nadezhda Strelkina's father, Viktor Semyonovich Burbyshev, was among the best artists at the Fedoskino miniature factory and worked there for more than 40 years. A graduate of the Fedoskino school of miniature painting, Nadezhda also continued the artist dynasty.

His talent for painting manifested itself very early. She considers her main masters in art to be the old classical masters. Inspired by them, as well as Russian fairy tales and spiritual legends, she creates images that awaken kind and bright feelings in the viewer. Nadezhda's artistic style is unique and makes her works instantly recognizable. Her way of writing is very delicate and she is famous for her soft and delicate depiction of faces, as if they were radiating from within. She is the embodiment of the Russian ideal of female beauty. The works of Nadezhda Strelkina are kept in the Fedoskino Factory Museum and in many private collections in Russia and abroad. In 1997, Nadezhda's works were released under license in the United States and immediately gained immense popularity. The largest souvenir company "The Bradford Exchange" has launched a series of music boxes, porcelain plates, Christmas tree decorations, etc. called “Symphony of Angels”. For this series, Nadezhda received the crystal cup "New Name of the Year".

Since then, Nadezhda has been collaborating with various companies. His works can be seen on various products (postcards, calendars, puzzles, Christmas tree decorations, collectible plates, music boxes, etc.) in virtually every country in the world. Thanks to the opportunity to earn money by selling her licensed images, Nadezhda was able not to sell the originals of her works of art and, having accumulated a large collection, was able to realize her old dream: to open her own museum private in the homeland of Russian lacquer boxes, in the famous village of Fedoskino. The museum's collection includes more than 40 works of lacquer miniatures (boxes, caskets, wall panels), created by Nadezhda over the past 20 years.