art

/birch/береза/abedul

The following works are made from birch-bark collected from dead and diseased birch trees.
Birch-craft has been practiced widely throughout indigenous communities around the world, wherever the birch trees grow.
In what is now modern-day Russia, and the land of my ancestors, birch trees have long been of significant cultural and practical importance. I am proud to carry on the tradition of using this sacred material and to share with you the divine beauty of nature.

The species used include but are not limited to: Betula papyrifera, Betula nigra, and Betula alleghaniensis.

past works/ архив/ archivo

#6.
This sculpture, made from found trash and bones, is a testament to the legacy of humanity that has contributed to the 6th mass extinction and a tribute to all those animals who will perish by our hand.

2016

/art for Ukraine/

Береги (Protect/Save)

This series was made in response to the Russian aggression in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
These symbols would traditionally be embroidered but instead exist here in a modern "8-bit" style.

Добро (Goodness/ kindness)

These series of prints on birch-bark and natural-fiber paper were created and sold for a fundraising campaign to directly benefit victims of the war in Ukraine. Добро, in Russian and Ukrainian, is a word for goodness. In addition to the Добро prints, I made prints of an "Obereg", an interpretation of an ancient Slavic sacred protective symbol.

/birch/береза/abedul

​past works/ архив/ archivo

past works/ архив/ archivo