St. Petersburg artist and jeweler Lidia Zaretsky is the first and only artist in the world using the exclusive technique called Bead Painting. As opposed to the traditional Russian bead stitching style based on tracing drawings, she developed her own approach of painting liberally on canvas to create her visually and technically stunning paintings composed of thousands tiny beads.

Exquisite necklaces, bracelets and chokers with semi-precious stones created by Lidia are as unique. In her art she follows the rich traditions of famous St. Petersburg beadwork school, but also, having graduated from the famous Academy of Art and Design n.a. Baron Stieglitz (formerly LVXPY of V. I. Mykhina) with MFA in design, she brings refreshing and brilliant elements of contemporary design into her works. Although most of her creations are based on Russian art, excellent knowledge and deep research of the world’s beadwork traditions influenced them as greatly. Lidia’s pieces of art have been demonstrated at Russian and International exhibitions and are kept in private collections in Europe and the United States.

Contact Information
Web Site: http://www.yzdesign.com/zaretsky/
Email: zar5@yandex.ru

Publications
2010 | mylovelybeads.com
2006 | PeterBest.ru
2005 | Art Russia