Krasnoyarsk Woman Crafts Unique Souvenir Using City Manhole Covers
Krasnoyarsk tote bag
Krasnoyarsk resident Tatyana Shubkina came up with the idea of using manhole covers in the city center to decorate bags. She shared her idea with NGS24.RU.
Manhole cover imprint for the city«s 400th anniversary
She made a plaster cast from one of them with the inscription «Krasnoyarsk 1628», and now transfers the imprint from it onto a tote bag. The result is authentic Krasnoyarsk symbolism for tourists.
«I lead tours around Krasnoyarsk. And they are quite popular. But the big problem is finding places with a lot of specifically Krasnoyarsk souvenirs. We have practically nothing besides pine cone jam and ivan-chai.
Except maybe in «Bobrovy Log» they made some kind of souvenir stall more or less. Anyway, I saw these manhole covers near «Kraskon» and thought it would be cool to make something from them. Now my tourists roll this image onto their tote bags at the end of the tour,« shared guide and idea author Tatyana Shubkina with NGS24.RU.
Earlier we reported on 34-year-old Krasnoyarsk resident Alexander Trubinov, who sews sneakers for Russian stars. He crafted shoes for Basta, Batrudinov, Saburov and other artists.
