Common Thread: Animals

Petrykivka Birds

Inspired by Petrykivka decorative painting, Petrykivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Petrykivka Birds, a scene from Common Thread inspired by Petrykivka decorative painting

Birds among brush-stroke flowers from the village of Petrykivka, a painting tradition on the UNESCO Representative List since 2013.

Community: Ukrainians of Petrykivka

Sources

  1. UNESCO Representative List: Petrykivka decorative painting as a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk art (2013). Read 2026-09-26.
  2. "Petrykivka painting", Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine (CIUS). Read 2026-09-26.

This scene is our own artwork, inspired by the tradition named here. It does not reproduce any particular object.

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