2024 — “Based on the 22nd...”

We kindly ask you to take this calendar not only as a calendar. Do you know how to listen to artist albums? They are listened from the beginning to the end, because any album contains a plot and meaning that runs like a red thread through every song. And after listening to everything in a certain order you begin to see the whole picture. And only then does it look like a finished work.

Of course, it’s easier with a calendar... March does not come later than April. However, in order for the puzzle to be completed, it is worth flipping through the calendar at least once from the beginning to the end.

Poems written by Russian poets of the Silver Age around 1922 fit perfectly into our perception of 2022. And the previous calendar, which grandmother Galina Kurlyandchik entrusted to us, was for 2022. In general, everything has already worked out, and we are already adapting to the new reality. And on this pages of the calendar, as in a diary, we tried to show what emotions and sensations we experienced.

Alisa Lopatkina, Anna Braginova

And here's the written review:

Julie Passalacqua

Dear Galina,

The Calendar this year is amazing, beautiful, poignant! Quite a transformation from needlework – I am always in awe. Thank you so much.

San Jose, California, USA

01.01.2024

Izabella Jaczynski

Dear Galina,
Once again, thank you so much for your wishes and another wonderful calendar. I finally had time to read all the poems, admire pictures/paintings. It is nice that your granddaughters are continuing your " calendar tradition ". They are very talented and creative young artists and did a fantastic job. I am glad they included their picture too.

My favourite Alisa's works are:

cover page - canvas of empty street in a big city
August page - canvas, sea
November page - wood, volcano

and Anna's are:

January - wood, wet street in a big city
May - canvas, sea
July - canvas, flowers, very pretty and colorful.

They remind me of some of your Mom's artworks, which I suspect were inspiration for Anna

September - canvas, very original

I liked all the poems, they do reflect the world between 1922 - 2022. A. Akhmatova's are my favorite and thanks to your calendars I got to enjoy samples of Russian poetry. I read English or Polish translations of Russian prose in past years but not poetry, so thank you my friend. And I think all paintings compliment the great poems.

Clearwater, Florida, USA

01.01.2024