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Julia Slyunkova

Artist Bio

Julia Slyunkova is a contemporary fine mosaic artist originally from Russia, currently residing in Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, where she has lived for the past ten years. Her artistic journey in mosaic began in 2014, and this path ultimately led to the establishment of Noname Studio Mosaic in 2023 — a studio dedicated to offering workshops focused on advanced mosaic techniques. Julia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and spent more than a decade building her professional career as a leading expert and auditor at an audit firm in Moscow, Russia. Alongside this professional background, she continued to develop her artistic practice and refine her mosaic techniques.

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Gallery of Work

Threads of Identity with Arianne Cope

Arianne Cope is a painter, fiber artist, shepherd, and mother living in the Missouri Ozarks. She spends her days raising sheep and angora rabbits, spinning and dyeing wool by hand, and creating paintings inspired by the entire journey. Her work captures the rhythms of farm life, and the relationships she has built with the animals and people in her care. These experiences become works of art that explore comfort, resilience, and identity.

Pollination & Connection with Helen Klebesadel

Helen Klebesadel is a Madison-based visual artist and educator best known for her environmental and surreal watercolors that push the traditional boundaries of scale, content, and technique. She has exhibited her watercolors nationally and internationally, including through the U.S. Arts in the Embassies Program.

Colorful Memories | Martina Sestakova

One thing we continue to come back to in working with artists, is how often creativity becomes a source of therapy, a place to process life and the experiences of the world in our own individual ways. A deeper reflection of how we can learn about ourselves, intentionally and intuitively, noticing what others might pass by, and choosing to observe a little longer. Understanding that not all creative practices begin with the intention to produce something.