Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Cool Macrame Religious Icons







Using a special knot weaving technique called macrame, Ukrainian artist Vladimir Denshchikov creates mind-blowing religious icons made almost entirely of linen thread.

http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/ukrainian-artist-creates-fantastic-religious-icons-from-millions-of-knots.html#more-28610

4 comments:

DrGoat said...

That is truly impressive. Faith can be driving force, which produces something wonderful occasionally.

Belle said...

I've never seen this type of art with macrame. It's very beautiful.

Hart Johnson said...

I really love the macrame portion, but the faces peeking out I find creepy. It's probably just me.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Wow! But they'd better be framed behind glass because they would be IMPOSSIBLE to dust.