Spirits of the forest.
From early childhood myths teach people the rules of behaviour in this world and interaction with each other.
The inner world of each person is based on mythology.
I create my heroes by passing through myself the experience 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 one mask.
I photograph my children and myself.
I hide my most precious things under the rituals of antiquity.
I place us in a mythical forest and empower us.
My embroidered forest protects.
In creating my characters I used embroidery, paint drawing and the light of a lamp that illuminates the punctures in the paper.
The Tree of Souls is the heart of the forest. Unites and supports all creatures.
Nagwal is inexpressible. Nagwal has no boundaries. Nagwal is the place where the Force dwells.
Binds her life to a particular tree. Lives and dies with it.
Women's forest spirit. Appear to humans in a semi-animal form. Protect the forest from destruction.
Women's forest spirit. Appear to humans in a semi-animal form. Protect the forest from destruction.
The nine-tailed fox, the kitsune, is a magical creature from Japanese mythology
The spirit is the guardian of the elderberry tree, ruthlessly avenging the fact that its tree has been spoilt without asking. Elderberries were associated with witches and fairies, and sometimes lived a life of their own, like dryads or goddesses.
Goddess of dawn. Brings daylight to gods and men. Mother of all the stars in the firmament.
In Irish folklore, a mischievous faerie who hoards gold.
Women's forest spirit. Appear to humans in a semi-animal form. Protect the forest from destruction.
A messenger of the gods. To see her is good luck.
North American image of huge birds that control the weather. They produce thunder and lightning.
The smallest forest spirit. Helps lost children find their way home.
In Czech folklore, Medulina is a white forest lady, the patron spirit of forest bees and honey.
In the Czech Republic people bring honey to the forest in spring and say: "Here you are, Medulina, and give it back to us within a year". The name Pani comes from the Czech word for honey. People believed that honey comes to flowers from the sky and bees only collect it.
Women's forest spirit. Appear to humans in a semi-animal form. Protect the forest from destruction.
According to Japanese beliefs, the embodied soul of a tree, able to leave his tree and look after groves and maintain the balance of nature. To meet such a spirit is good luck for a person.
Women's forest spirit. Appear to humans in a semi-animal form. Protect the forest from destruction.
According to Japanese beliefs, the embodied soul of a tree, able to leave his tree and look after groves and maintain the balance of nature. To meet such a spirit is good luck for a person.
A fabulous creature whose footsteps turn into precious stones, gold and silver. It can bestow untold riches on a noble man with a pure heart.
According to Sámi mythology, the spirit is the master of the forest. He can help a person if he does him a favour.
A small night spirit, guards the sleep of travellers from nightmares.
In Korean mythology, the spirit of an old tree. In Korean mythology, the spirit of an old tree is the spirit of an old tree.
The spirit of winter and cold of Scottish folklore, patroness of wild animals.
An air fox, a type of kitsune in Japanese and Chinese folklore. Uses magic only to help the weak or for the good of others. Never harms a human being.
Spirit - deer in Japanese mythology, god of life and death, protector of the forest.
In Celtic and Germanic folklore, a being with supernatural powers. They lead a secretive way of life. Patron spirits
In Ket folklore, the patron spirit of the forest, mother of fur-bearing animals.
A unicorn in Chinese and Japanese mythology. When the qilin walks on the ground, he will not break a blade of grass or crush a bug. He is a symbol of peace and tranquility.
A wolf-shifter in Irish mythology. Protector of the forest, defender of the weak.
The phoenix is a sacred bird that is reborn from the ashes. It was first mentioned in Egyptian mythology. In Roman mythology, the Phoenix becomes a symbol of the universe - the world perishes in fire and is reborn in fire - there will be no end to this process and there was no beginning.
In Chinese and Japanese mythology, a deity who illuminates the darkness. When he opens his eyes, it is day on earth. When he closes his eyes. Night falls on earth.
Ichchi is the patron spirit of the forest in traditional Yakut beliefs. The spirit-owner. With respectful attitude to Ichchi, becomes a patron of man.
In the mythology of the West Siberian Tatars, the spirit-master of the forest. It was believed that it could bring both good luck and evil.