The village of Zhostovo outside Moscow is a world-famous Russian folk art center. It's popular for their painted trays decorated with bright bunches of flowers. The skillful and talented masters of Zhostovo have turned these domestic utensils into real masterpieces of art.

The floral designs of Zhostovo trays display beauty of nature and a cheerful, optimistic sense of life. Hand-drawn flowers from the Moscow suburb are unique and famous throughout the world for their color and beauty. Using a special double brush technique, the artists in Zhostovo paint on a variety of objects, but the large Zhostovo metal trays make for some of the most spectacular art piecesZhostovo trays are usually black colored, but there may be some different colors, such as: green, blue, ivory black, different shades of red and gold.

The trays are decorated with gaudy, very beautiful flowers gathered in bouquets. Sometimes artists would paint fruits, berries and very rare animals and insects.  Because of their beauty  Zhostovo's trays were always used as decorative as well as useful items: they were hung on the wall or put on a mantle or shelf. size="2">NThe works of Zhostovo artists are on display at various exhibitions and museums not only in Russia, but in many other countries as well

Old technique of painting is still used to this day. Because of the various artists and the method used to produced these hand painted works of art, each Khostovo tray is very unique & collectible.