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It is noticed that artistic woodcarvings attracted in the highest degree
young people who were under drug intoxication effect. They could spend a
long time gazing at our works and gradually turning sober.
Although there were lots of wooden works around - carved, turned, painted,
and covered with thick lacquer layers - the Youngs, however, paid attention
only to our exhibition.The works represented at the exhibition also had
protecting coverage. But the layer was very delicate in order to let one
feel texture of wood, author's style and manner of performance. A sudden
conclusion came to me. Probably, artistic
woodcarving along with other methods would assist treatment drug users. Of course, wood is neither crystal, nor gold. But take a wooden work in your hands, close your eyes and you will feel it becomes warmer. And,recalling Bible, pay your attention to the fact that the God gave Mary a carpenter as her husband. May be, He wanted Jesus to feel the scent of wood from the very childhood? Though God the Father had the richest choice: masons, jewelers, philosophers, priests, peasants, shepherds, hunters: |
| THE CARVED WOOD. MINIATURE. Auth.Mrs. ELEN URALOVA |
Translated by ALEX.