Yulia Brodskaya, as the name suggests, was born in Russia but since 2004, now lives in the U.K. After studying a range of techniques from textile painting to collage at Hertfordshire University, she started to experiment more with paper so she could combine her love for typography, paper and creating detailed objects.
Her client list continues to grow with Starbucks, Cadbury, Cafe Rouge and Orange, just to name a few. I first saw some of her pieces in a newspaper editorial and immediately liked how she had turned an old craft such as quilling into typographic creations and I have been following her avidly ever since.
I have tried to make my own pieces but haven't quite mastered the technique yet to a proficient enough level. Anyone who knows me will testify that i am a stickler for details and if something is not quite right i am not happy until i have perfected that chosen style or technique. The hardest part is trying to keep the shapes in the right place whilst the glue is drying but on a visit to Hobbycraft yesterday, a company has just brought out a small refillable plastic bottle which has a really fine point. Needless to say it went in the shopping basket ready to try again at a later date.
My idea is when the situation arises, to use this technique for a piece of packaging and can imagine designing some quilled typography to be used as a label or all over on a wine or beer box. I think it will look really good and will stand out in my portfolio as another technique that can be used in the future. I also remember reading somewhere that she uses the same photographer as he knows how to make it look 3D with the delicate shadows, which is something I haven't quite managed to do yet either, so another point to consider. So watch this space in the coming months for the results!!
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