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Statue Persephone and Hades, Underworld Queen and King

In this sculpture, I sought to embody the unity of opposites — the inseparable bond between life and death through the mythological union of Hades and Persephone. The King and Queen of the Underworld sit upon a throne that resembles the depths of a dark well, yet life's enduring force stretches toward the light, bearing its symbolic fruits. The pomegranate and skull serve as mirrors of this duality, representing the symmetry of existence and decay.

height 10.6 inches

Made of pear wood

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Statue Persephone and Hades, Underworld Queen and King In this sculpture, I sought to embody the unity of opposites — the inseparable bond between life and death through the mythological union of Hades and Persephone. The King and Queen of the Underworld sit upon a throne that resembles the depths of a dark well, yet life's enduring force stretches toward the light, bearing its symbolic fruits. The pomegranate and skull serve as mirrors of this duality, representing the symmetry of existence and decay. height 10.6 inches ash wood this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Apollo, the ancient Greek and Roman god of the sun and light, patron of the arts, leader and patron of the muses, predictor of the future, god of healing, patron of immigrants, personification of male beauty. One of the most revered ancient gods. I tried to saturate the composition as much as possible with attributes and characters that describe Apollo. For example, a muse with a scroll is present here to emphasize his connection with art, poetry and even science. In the background is Daphne, a beautiful nymph transformed by the gods into the first laurel tree, which would later become the sacred tree of Apollo

In contrast to Dionysus, who is the moon god and personifies the element of chaos, Apollo is a solar deity who brings the light of order and harmony. this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, fun and ecstasy. Celebrations associated with Dionysus were sometimes carried out according to the cycles of nature, so both the moon and the sun are present in the composition, although the sun is less associated with the deity

Dionysus is often associated with ideas of resurrection, and it is precisely this aspect that I tried to express with the presence of the sun in the composition.

The moon was associated with the feminine aspect of the divine and with the life cycle, including fertility and birth, which is why it is more of a background and a kind of halo of Dionysus in my figurine

I also decided to add the slightly less significant god Pan to the composition, he, like the bacchante present in the composition, are simply a kind of retinue of the deity here

New figurine of the god Dionysus in my store height 10.6 inches ash wod this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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It is very rare that I come across pear wood as blanks, but when I manage to get it, the result is always amazing. Eon Sophia in the moonlight this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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The old design of the Flying Spaghetti Monster figurine was clearly outdated, so I decided to make a new figurine, much larger and more detailed.

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Cernunnos was the Gaelic god of beasts and wild places. Often called the Horned One, Cernunnos was a mediator of man and nature, able to tame predator and prey so they might lie down together. He remains a mysterious deity, as his original mythos has been lost to history. Usually he is always depicted with an elk skull instead of a head, but I decided to move away from this. I tried to mix here the images of the Minotaur, Pan and of course Lucifer. Rooted and Mushroomed Horned God   this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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For the sake of experiment, I bought an old Helios 44 2 lens, made in the Soviet Union. The point is that it was disassembled and the front lens in it is deployed, which is why at the very central point of the frame there is a small area of ​​sharpness and everything else takes on a bizarre circular blur . Not very suitable for photos of my figurines, but rather for bright nature shots, such as flowers, mushrooms and insects. The picture will look like a watercolor painting, but for my purposes this lens may be useful to. this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Sofia and Demiurge carved from walnut wood. This wood does not have obvious growth rings and due to its natural shine, polished wood looks like metal

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The year 2023 ends. To put it mildly, he was not very pleasant. I hope next year will be better. Here's a New Year's figurine of Sofia and Demiurge and happy new year to everyone this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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The latest new product from my store this year Sophia and Demiurge I thought for a long time about how to depict them together until I came to the decision to show metaphorically the birth of the Demiurge from Sophia’s braid, while her hair represents the space that contains our world. I’m also glad that the infinity symbol is easy to read in the figurine’s design. At the end there will be an initial sketch that I made before starting work.

The figurine is carved from ash wood. It is much larger than my other figurines, its height is 27 centimeters this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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I had a piece of thermal ash lying around in the workshop and decided to use it to make something simple but nice for the New Year’s mood. Are you already in the Christmas mood? this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Oya and Aja, two goddesses of the Yoruba people this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Odin and Tyr this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Statue of Hel - the goddess of Death and Queen of Helheim with an old design that I developed about 4 years ago. Nobody ordered it for a long time and suddenly consumer interest returned to it. this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Hel - Norse goddess of death and queen of Helheim this and other figurines in my Etsy store

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Let me remind you that even though it’s the rainy end of autumn outside, the Christmas and New Year celebrations are already close. Soon all postal and courier services will be overloaded, so take care of gifts for your loved ones in advance.

Shango figurine carved from ash this and other figurines in my Etsy store