Lukomorye

Lukomorye is a mythological place from the Slavic folklore that serves as a border between worlds. The designs were inspired by Alexander Pushkin's poem of the same name. The costumes for this project were created using the traditional silk dyeing sertí technique. Design, production and photography by AK.

"The woods and valleys there are teeming with strange things...". Lukomorye, AK original, 2019

The Ocean Spirit. Hand-painted peace silk, up-cycled scrap fabric and buckram, AK

The Ocean Spirit, hand-painted peace silk. Lukomorye, AK

The Ocean spirit design concept, pencil on paper, AK

"On seashore far a green oak towers...", Lukomorye, AK 2019

The green oak design concept, pencil on paper, AK

The Baba Yaga puppet is made from up-cycled scrap fabrics and hand-painted, AK 2019

Marvelous creatures design concept, pencil on paper, AK

The green oak costume is made from up-cycled hand-dyed wool and scrap fabrics, AK 2019

Behind the scenes

Koshei the Deathless puppet. Lukomorye, AK

The Ocean knights design concept, pencil on paper, AK

"To right he walks and sings a ditty, to left he walks a tells a tale...", Lukomorye, AK original, 2019

Inspiration photography and initial sketches for Lukomorye, AK 2019

The Baba Yaga pupet sketch, AK 2019