From early childhood, myths teach us the rules of behaviour in this world and how to interact with one another. The inner world of each of us is rooted in mythology.
I create my characters by channelling through myself the experiences accumulated by my ancestors. And like many generations of women before me, I embroider my story — stitch by stitch, thread by thread, helping myself to find peace in these actions.
I unite antiquity and modernity under a single mask. I photograph my children and myself. I hide all that is most precious beneath the rituals of antiquity.
I place us in a mythical forest and endow us with strength.
My embroidered forest protects.
About the technique: These unique pieces were created using hand embroidery with thread, acrylic painting over the artist’s own photographic print, and micro-perforations through the paper. Each work is unique and exists as a one-off.
2023–2025. Triptych.
1. Aurora — the goddess of dawn. She brings daylight to the gods and to mankind. Mother of all the stars in the heavens. 2. The Nagual is inexpressible. The Nagual has no boundaries. The Nagual is the place where Power dwells. 3. The nine-tailed fox — kitsune — a magical creature from Japanese mythology. Dimensions: 64 cm by 133 cm.
Embroidery based on a photograph. The frame is handmade using gold leaf, gesso, liquid stone and moss.
Price on request.
2023–2025. Triptych.
1. Ichchi. The guardian spirit of the forest in traditional Yakut beliefs. The spirit-master. If treated with respect, Ichchi becomes a person’s guardian. 2. Gofiterraki — according to Sami mythology, spirits who are the masters of wild reindeer herds. 3. Pitsay. In the mythology of the West Siberian Tatars, the spirit-master of the forest. It was believed that he could bring both good fortune and misfortune.
Dimensions: 54 cm by 122 cm.
Embroidery based on a photograph. The frame is handmade using liquid marble, LED fairy lights, acrylic paints, epoxy resin and river pearls.
Price on request
