My second lakomarafonsky running.

When I told about the first participation in the lakomarafena, mentioned that I almost at the same time participated also in the second. Today I will tell you about it and I will show result of my participation.

This lakomarafon was devoted to the countries of the world.



The principle of participation was the same, as in the first lakomarafon: in certain days it was necessary to make manicure with the design reflecting some features of the countries of the world specified in the announcement.

It was very interesting and fascinating to look for some counters, characteristic of these countries, which could be represented on nails.

I accompanied the majority of the manicures with the description that it was clear about what the speech what idea is enclosed in design.
The quantity of the manicures relating to one country was not limited therefore at me was where two where three designs on a subject.
And now I suggest to look at my works.


AUSTRALIA

The amazing art products of the Australian natives were unknown in the West up to the 1970th. Within a decade art of natives overcame borders of ethnic or primitive expression to take the worthy place among modern art movements, appeared in the prestigious museums and galleries of the world. The history of art of natives contains 50 thousand years what the ancient drawings on bark found in the most remote regions of the earth of Australia confirm.
Natives of the Central Australia in the creativity placed emphasis on the "sand" or "dot" pictures transferring an image of the desert. A point, a spot – one of the main symbols at artists of the Western desert and the Central Australia giving
to their pictures such originality. Points, spots can designate stars, sparks from a fire, the earth. Modern artists natives claim that the ordinary audience can see only external history in pictures. Only experts on true value of symbols are capable to understand internal, mysterious history of pictures.





And the second manicure.
There are two sights. The first is Rock Uluru at which to look annually there come more than 400 thousand people. Uluru is the orange-brown rock capable to change color at different times day. And the second sight is a road sign which you. Australia in as except, the planet on will see anywhere any more





INDIA

My India is associated first of all with four things: cinema, sari, mehendi and spices. Today's manicure for the Indian subject within #лм_страны_мира I devote mehendi - paintings of a body henna. I assume that I will be stereotyped, but I wanted to make such manicure because these lacy patterns on a body cause in me delight.





The second associative manicure on the Indian subject.
My boxes with the Indian spices)





And the third design on India.
National flower of India lotus. This sacred flower takes the unique place in art and mythology of ancient India. Since nezapyatny times it is considered a symbol of the Indian culture. In honor of this flower the Temple of the Lotus - one of the most beautiful temples of India was built.





GREECE

In the Ancient Greek culture of monasteries represented a victory and the world and it was devoted to Apollon and Dionysus. According to the myth, Apollo pursued the nymph Dafna who pledged the word to keep chastity. Dafna begged for the help, and gods turned it into a laurel tree which Apollo vainly embraced. Having broken off two branches, he weaved to himself out of them a wreath that lyumy was its with it eternally. From now on the laurels became its sacred plant. That is why in Greece musicians, poets, dancers whose patron was Apollo were awarded with laurel wreaths. Laurel groves grew at top of Parnassus, monastery of muses, and surrounded Apollo's temples. From laurel leaves spun festive garlands and wreaths, on festivals in honor of Apollo the audience carried laurel wreaths. Not only the salutary force, but also clarification force from sincere defilement was attributed to Laurus. Laurel leaves ritually cleaned from the shed blood, Apollo cleaned with them himself after Pifon's killing. The goddess of victory Nika was represented with a laurel wreath in hands which she lays on the heads of conquering heroes.
My laurel branch for #лм_страны_мира





BRAZIL

Brazilians have a lot of coffee, in each region the traditions and, respectively, the trademarks.
My coffee manicure for #лм_страны_мира





And the second manicure on the Brazilian subject.
It is difficult to present Brazil without soccer. Manicure in national flowers of Brazil.





MEXICO

The Indian-Spanish nature of origin of modern Mexicans was reflected also in such element of national culture as clothes, especially in a women's suit of various regions of the country. Clothes are very different, colourful and reflect sunshiny disposition of Mexicans.
My manicure in style of a national Mexican dress.





And the second design in the Mexican national motives.





CHINA

Here without wasting words. Chinese silk)





And the second symbolical Chinese manicure.
Why in China such great value is attached to a bamboo? Because of its beauty and a set of kind useful qualities. Chinese call a bamboo most important of three "winter friends" where also winter plum and a pine enter. This Trinity meets everywhere in the Chinese art and literature as an inflexibility symbol in the face of difficulties.
My bamboo and is a little Oriental cherry)





RUSSIA

There are handymen in the Russian settlements... My attempts to represent Khokhloma painting.
I well remember how in the childhood coming to stay for a while to the grandmother I ate with the wooden spoon painted with a similar pattern. It very much was pleasant to me and how many did not offer me a usual spoon, I always chose wooden)





And the second manicure on the Russian subject.
Tried to reproduce the Vologda lace in manicure.





Well and at the end my total collage with all works.



Here sated at me one and a half winter months were such.
And let I did not win, but derived a lot of pleasure from participation.
Surely once again I will participate in a similar marathon as soon as an opportunity turns up. Besides that I did favorite thing, I also learned a lot of new about those countries on which I did designs while looked for the ideas for manicure. It is a pity what time I had not so much, and I on two designs would make that on each subject.

On it so far all. I hope to you it was interesting.