Natalya Firsanova He spent more than ten years working
It took the master more than ten years to create the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Photo courtesy of Alexey Veretnov from his VKontakte page
The icon of the Mother of God “The Unbreakable Wall” was presented by its author at the city festival of creativity for people with disabilities. The unique work captivated the jury and was included in the list of laureates. The Chelyabinsk resident spent more than ten years creating it, and has now submitted an application to the book of records. Details are in the material “Evenings”.
On April 24, the work of Alexey Veretnov was exhibited in the foyer of the Palace of Children’s Creativity, where the gala concert of the festival took place. And she literally attracted the attention of the audience. The icon is truly unusual. It is made of plastic. It required 45 thousand parts!
— The preparation was difficult. There is no scheme. “In my hands I only have an icon 60 by 140 millimeters,” the master recalls. — The material had to be collected bit by bit. What was sold in stores did not match the color scheme. I searched for many colors for years, but the work did not stop, but continued day after day, month after month, year after year. Friends and simply caring people helped me. But many did not believe that this could really be done. .
The work, perseverance and patience of the master were crowned with success. Alexey Veretnov wove a huge image of the Virgin Mary. According to him, the height of the icon with its stand exceeds three meters.
Alexey Veretnov is a famous person in the city. He has been creating for a long time, weaving magnificent panels from plastic films. Each work takes from one and a half to three years. He is the winner of the international Philanthropist Award. His wicker painting “Dalmatovo Monastery” was included in the Russian book of records. But this is the first time I created an icon.
“Create, surprise, give beauty to people” – this is the master’s life motto. He had long dreamed of learning the art of weaving. But I couldn’t find suitable textbooks and manuals. And in the early 2000s I went to a boarding house in the village of Varna. There I met grandmothers who showed me how to weave rugs from candy wrappers. This is where his creative journey began.
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