Tess is very creative, and just awesome with crafts and art projects. We found these unpainted matryoshka dolls at the souvenir market, which come packaged with watercolor paints and a brush – everything the budding artisan needs! As soon as we got home, Tess set up a workshop on the kitchen balcony, shut the door to keep curious cats and baby sisters from interrupting, and set to work. She was busy all evening, and the next couple of days touched them up, added more color to spots where the paint was too light, and voilà! A beautiful hand-painted matroyshka set.
We went back to the market to buy more sets so Tess can give them as gifts to her friends. I hope she will paint more of them herself, too – she made beautiful dolls!
Anka in Kyiv 