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Post by OlgaGood on Dec 12, 2016 13:06:44 GMT -8
Good evening everyone!  Today I would like to tell about Inner Mongolia collection colors. As you probably noticed, I tried to make this collection in monochrome - each girl has its own color.Tenger (Sky) - WhiteWhite is the first color (or to be more exact, light) which any culture sees. White contains all the spectrum. White was a color belonging to some supreme deity since ancient times in the majority of cultures. In the past times, White was the most ambivalent. On the one hand, it's life (light, egg, milk, semen), joy, day. On the other one - death (winter, snow, ice, bones). White is also a color of a victim (white animals often were sacrificed to gods in ancient times) and innocence, purity, God.Appeared in the West Europe during Christian Middle Ages, this last meaning have been staying the most actual in our culture to this day.Shoniin (Night) - BlackBlack color (or to be more exact, absence of the light) is the second thing that a culture sees. Black is one of the basic colors. It means night, darkness, and mystery. It means all that a human being has feared and admired since the beginning of time. How would the world look like without shadows produced by humans and things?The dark ages are long gone and now Black is the synonym of elegance and style.Gal (Fire) - RedRed is the most noticeable color. It the first what a human being sees after light and darkness. Unconsciously, we always pay our attention to the objects of the Red color firstly - unless, we force ourselves to focus on something else. In most cultures of the world, Red is a fundamental color. Because Red is about life, blood, strength, energy, sex. Before the 19th century, wedding and holiday costumes were Red (it's still so in modern India). Also, Red means danger (again, blood and fire as well).The person in Red is always differentiate him / herself from others and attracts attention. By the way, maybe that's the reason why Gal got the biggest amount of likes yesterday in Instagram... Why did I choose these 3 colors? White-Black-Red is a basic, fundamental color triad. There are three colors which appear in a culture first, and this is common for all ethnic groups around the world. Levi Strauss wrote in his research: the first thing any culture sees is "light and darkness" separation, then the third color appears, and that's always Red. The triad "White-Black-Red" is already observed in the Paleolithic art (which was created more than 10,000 years ago). The basic art materials that time were: Clay (White), Coal (Black), and Ocher / Blood (Red). So, whatever Pantons, whatever dozens or hundreds of shades of gray (or any other color) we create and observe, at the initial level - the level of the ancient Mongolia and level of unity with nature, there might be only three basic colors - White, Black, Red.    |
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Post by OlgaGood on Dec 14, 2016 11:49:52 GMT -8
Hello everyone! I’m on my way to Moscow and, having a bit time before exhibition chaos, would like to tell you about shaman-girls characters.. Yep, I believe all of them have their unique nature You know, I do not consider dolls as a toy (never played with dolls when was a kid, just disassembled them), rather as an art object - such a bijou and tiny but moving sculpture. And this sculpture has a soul. The words that every doll has its own character are not just words - it's the truth. I can judge about the characters of 3 dolls from "Inner Mongolia" Collection through the example of how they acted during a photo session. Tenger behaved totally in accordance with her name standing for being natural A dress? Which dress? Why do I need wear a dress? Almost all photographs of Tenger in costumes failed ... By contrast, she posed naked for a long time and with pleasure. Such a child of nature;) As it befits Night, Shoniin is a mysterious woman. I would even say, a bit cold and closed - in terms of that she can be a storm inside (for sure), but nothing on the surface. It looks like she's saying: go away, please, and do not disturb me. Amongst all 3 girls, to photograph Shoniin was the most challenging: the majority of the photos were ultimately bad - with no reason, despite the presence of light and good equipment. Few nice photos could disappear or accidentally (and repeatedly) be erased from the computer ... I had a feeling that she was shamanizing and did everything we did not have her pictures. Perhaps, because she has decided: okay, I already have my hostess, so why should I show me off for others? Gal. I couple of days ago I wrote that Red is the first color we unconsciously pay our attention to. Well, it seems Gal is created for all pays their attention to her. Because she is a fashion-monger In contradiction to Shoniin, she posed gladly. Unlike Tenger, she wanted to be only dressed. Let's make photo of mine in the dress! Can I put that gorgeous velvet red coat on, please ?! And hat .. And yes, give me that twig ... Such a nice girl who is joyfully wear semi precious stones and bask in spot lights) Such a story )) Wish you a nice evening and be in a warm relationship with your dolls ) Tenger (Sky):  Shoniin (Night):  Gal (Fire):  |
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Post by pianissimo on Dec 15, 2016 9:00:47 GMT -8
I'm really enjoying reading about these amazingly unique dolls, Olga, and can't wait to hear about the Exhibition.
I hope you can post some photos.
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Post by OlgaGood on Dec 15, 2016 13:20:38 GMT -8
pianissimo Thank you Marina, Dear!! The exhibition is already today (in several hours) - I'll try to make a kind of report about it ))
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Post by OlgaGood on Dec 15, 2016 13:27:38 GMT -8
Good day to everyone! Already tomorrow (actually, today) the exhibition will start. I’m sorry if it seems like I’m too active in this thread: the thing is that I would like to share with you not only pictures, but also stories about this collection, the ideas that behind it And the last (but absolutely not the least) thing I would like to tell you about is costumes and jewelry. JEWELRY. Thanks to our efforts, each shaman girl has a substantial dowry, including jewelry all of which are made of silver and semi-precious stones. Each shaman owns following: Headgear | Small Cap | Jewellery-holders for hair | Light greaves | Shoes | Decorative twig. In addition, garment accessories of the costumes are also made of silver by the author's sketches. Stones in jewelry and silver processing: • Tenger - transparent and pale lilac zirconium, opals, pearls; white cold enamel. • Shoniin - smoky quartz, black zirconium, black pearl; black cold enamel, full patina (darkened metal). • Gal - pomegranates, red zirconium; red cold enamel, artistic patina (stretching from dark to light). Well, definitely not poor girls, I’d say )) COSTUMES. As is known, there are more than 70 ethnic groups in Mongolia, some of them are quit small (less than 100 people). But they could save traditions and costumes. That is amazing! I’ll start with Deel, a large overcoat, the main and the only part of Mongols clothes. There are about 400 of its types, but all of them are united by fabric (cotton for everyday wear, embroidered silk for festal dress), the absence of the male and female versions, and closed top with a stand collar. Deels of different ethnic groups vary in details design: for example, the Khalkhas nation wears Deel with a rounded collar, while the Buryats - with an angle one. Another recognizable feature of Deel, especially for women, is intentionally large shoulders having form of a roller, or sharpened form. HEADGEAR. The most impressive and recognizable is the headgear of khalkha ethnos. I was inspired by that type of headgear. A basic element here is a special hairstyle resembling whether horns or wings of the mythical Hangarudi bird. The whole construction is very complex: hair braided in two braids widening at the temples into the form of wings which are fixed by silver hairpins. In the center there is a cap made of pure silver and decorated with coral, pearls, and turquoise. The lower part of braids was left in sight. However, rich women hide them under special covers decorated with silver and sometimes even gold plates interspersed with ornaments and precious stones. In special occasions and leaving the house, another, pointed silver hat - with a velvet band and red ribbon behind – worn on the top of this headgear. SHOES. There are many types of national Mongolian footwear, and, as you can imagine, the majority of footwear is firm and warm (different sorts of mukluks and high boots) - even for summer because Mongolians are nomads, they are always on horseback, so sandals would be uncomfortable. In addition, nights in steppes rather cool, even in summer. However, I did not want my shaman girls wear boots, that's why the lite version of silver flip-flops with a silk ribbon was born. These sandals have the main sign of Mongolian Shoe, a pointed and slightly raised up toe. Do you know why they started making such a toe? Because of utilitarian considerations (function of spurs) and due to symbolic meaning of respect to nature - such form of a toe does not damage the soil. That’s probably all. Thanks again to all of you for good words and support!       |
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Post by Anna on Dec 15, 2016 22:47:15 GMT -8
I love reading about the concepts behind your work and the stories behind the dolls attire. The level of detail is breath-taking, your dolls are beautiful and amazing. Thank you for sharing your ideas and such wonderful pictures. I hope you have super fun at the exhibition.
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Post by bibarina on Dec 16, 2016 5:41:04 GMT -8
Olga- please don't ever apologize for posting too much!! It is so inspirational hearing the story behind the process and wonderful that you are able to share this with us. Oh how I want time to make some more items for my beautiful girls too lol!! I love this collection- I think you have managed to create something totally unique, and not knowing anything about Mongolian tradition or history it has made me want to know more....
Have a wonderful time at the exhibition- these are going to be a complete success!! <3
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Post by pianissimo on Dec 16, 2016 13:21:53 GMT -8
Olga thank you for explaining the story behind these exquisite dolls, and the photos - Tenger looks so alive in that last picture!
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Post by kamia on Dec 21, 2016 9:54:16 GMT -8
Exquisite girls, and such wonderful details about them too. I really hope your exhibition went well |
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Post by OlgaGood on Jan 1, 2017 3:42:30 GMT -8
@anna bibarina pianissimo kamia Thank you very much to all of you!! I'm so glad you find this information interesting |
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Post by OlgaGood on Jan 1, 2017 3:57:35 GMT -8
Hello everyone and Happy New Year!!! I’m sorry for keeping silent since the exhibition – firstly I had rest and was travelling in Russia, after that – preparing for New Year celebration and now, now I would like to share briefly my impression of the event with you)Firstly, I should say that although we was preparing for the exhibition for more than 6 months, as it usually happens, 3 days passed ultimately quickly)) And the main thing which I’m really grateful for during these three days were people – my colleagues and visitors, those who love dolls and art in general. All of them are really cool and I was eternally and totally glad to meet each person:) My shaman girls were bathing in visitor's attention, we made a contest and the winner got a bracelet of a doll which might be used as a pendent, we talked a lot – about Mongolia, its culture, art traditions. I understood that people were those who made this event, without them the whole exhibition would be only an empty hall.
And the same thing I can say about this forum – for me it’s not merely forum, it’s a virtual medium full of real friendliness, respect, admiration, and support It’s very comfortable personally for me and I want to say every member of Hearts of Clay thank you for that! Thank you for your interest, attention, supportive words!I wish you your wildest dreams will come true in 2017! I wish you new dolls, new sales or purchases, new hobbies, new beauty, more beauty and simply to be happy.Have good holidays!!! Here are some photographs from the exhibition: and yes, Gal and Tenger are available, all details are in the marketplace.        |
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Post by jilljackson on Jan 1, 2017 7:49:00 GMT -8
These dolls are simply stunning, Olga. Wish I could have been there to see them in person. The concept and execution are amazing & the intricate accessories are just gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing this exhibit and your art with us. Would love to see more.
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Post by Dina on Jan 1, 2017 10:55:40 GMT -8
I am glad the show went well for you Olga, we can see the amazing hard work which has gone into your exhibit. The Inner Mongolia collection is so detailed in its story, costumes and artistry - congratulations! I have been watching your pics on Flickr daily!
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Post by tinyshirt on Jan 2, 2017 8:48:15 GMT -8
Olga, thank you for sharing your work! It is beautiful and inspirational!
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Post by kamia on Jan 12, 2017 12:44:06 GMT -8
A very happy new year to you too! The show looks amazing, and your work is stunning as usual.
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