Artist

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=128 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Artist </B>with her work. Click Image to enlarge:</div> <div> <A HREF="id185.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Info"><U><B><IMG SRC="a8c37490.jpg" border=0 width="55" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our Galleries:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Galleries"><U><IMG SRC="a8b37490.jpg" border=0 width="55" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B><IMG SRC="09e3c350.jpg" border=0 width="60" height="53" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>H</B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>ome</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>The Artist</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Irina</B>, born in Moscow, Russia, graduated from the prestigious Moscow Art Institute in 1982 with an B.A and M.F.A in book illustration. Having illustrated a number of children's books Irina found that her love for sculpting offered a wider range of expressing her artistic views. Porcelain had a particular attraction for Irina for all its historical importance as well as for the finer grain this material offered as opposed to other ceramics. Irina developed several unique techniques never been used before, setting fewer limits to her creativity.</div> <bR> <div> Her artworks can be seen in numerous museums, here in the United States as well as abroad, most notably the worldwide unsurpassed <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Papyrus" ><A HREF="http://www.hermitage.ru" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hermitage.ru"><U>State Hermitage Museum</U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.hermitage.ru" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hermitage.ru"><U> </U></A>in St. Petersburg, Russia.</div> <bR> <div> All of Irina's works are created using highfire porcelain, overglaze as well as underglaze colors. In her one of a kind artworks, Irina is extensively using 18K gold as well.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> For any information concerning our work please do not hesitate to contact us by email at<A HREF="mailto:irina@zaytceva.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:irina@zaytceva.com"><U> Irina@zaytceva.com</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>