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Collection photoshoot: Creation of Kuzhebar, Middle World

Posted on March 16th, 2013 by jsurba.
Categories: Ancient Kuzhebar, fashion, foto, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar, Kuzhebar Design, mythology, Nadishana, performance.

Shuhur-Sorceress, Middle World

Magicians â€“ Middle World

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Collection photoshoot: Creation of Kuzhebar, Upper World

Posted on March 5th, 2013 by jsurba.
Categories: Ancient Kuzhebar, ethnic jewellery, fashion, foto, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar, Kuzhebar Design, mythology.

Aolu, White Singing Godness (upper world)

White Speechless Godness (upper world)

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Three Mystical Birds of Ancient Kuzhebar

Posted on January 4th, 2013 by jsurba.
Categories: Ancient Kuzhebar, foto, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar, mythology, pyrography, Pyrography Art.

The work of all together 4 years (2009-2012) – the triptych â€œMystical Birds of Ancient Kuzhebarâ€ is finished now.
It is pyrography on wood with carved elements

The story behind:

Kuzhebarian tales say about three mystical birds, who are providers of different power-sorces. For mortals, however, the birds were dangerous and indifferent at the same time. One of them symbolizes darkness, another light and the third one wisdom.

Kuzhebarian people believed that each of these birds come to each person one time a life and everybody has to choose with which of them to be connected. People give their emotions, intentions and thoughts like food to the birds and birds provide them a power they have. One gives the power to complain or to be angry, another the power to be joyful and to laugh, and the third one provides access to wisdom and omniscience.

Julia Surba on work

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Aarukh – the third mystical bird of Ancient Kuzhebar

Posted on December 18th, 2012 by jsurba.
Categories: Ancient Kuzhebar, foto, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar, pyrography, Pyrography Art.

Aarukh – the third magical bird of ancinet Kuzhebar, the bird of wisdom and omniscience. It is usually depicted with multiple wings, legs and eyes, carrying the fate of human beings in one claw and their vitality in another.

"Aarukh Bird", Julia Surba 2012
pyrography on pine wood with carvedd elements,
diameter 58 cm

According to the old Kuzhebarian tales, Aarukh brings about transformation through the process of a special rite of passage, which can often be painful and unpleasant. The meeting with Aarukh can be very dangerous, but it can also be rewarding, bringing treasured inner gifts. To obtain them – one must look directly in the AarukhÂ´s eyes. What happens next is determined by which ones of the Aarukhâ€™s many eyes are open at the moment of meeting, as it is the birdâ€™s eyes that predetermine the challenges one must complete. Some are unable to withstand the stare of Aarukh, and are absorbed by the bird through her eyes.

Those who came through all the challenges were expelled by Aarukh through the special opening on its head. These people were now considered re-born and transformed. They were given a gift by Aarukh – a guardian spirit called Shu-khur (Shu â€“ inner, Khur â€“ guide), and a new name.

Ancient Kuzhebarians believe that it was impossible to be connected with the bird of wisdom in any known way, because wisdom cannot be external, it is the result of inner metamorphosis of the human being. This is why Aarukh is pictured without the symbols that indicate this connection, seen on the images of the other two magical birds.

Special thank to Anna Maughan for text translation into English

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Our creative input to Krutushka festival 2012

Posted on August 31st, 2012 by jsurba.
Categories: concert, exhibitions, festivals, foto, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar Design, music instruments, Nadishana.

Krutushka festival is one of the best ethnic music festivals running in Russian Federation. For the 4th time it took place near Kazan (the capital of Tatarstan) at a nice remote place surrounded by forest and unique blue lakes.
People who are responsible for the music on the festival are very good musicians (band Khool Zhingel) and this is the reason that the musical program is so interesting and presents wide range as of traditional folk music of former USSR and abroad as of contemporary ethnic music and world fusion scene.

Kuzhebar Design presented there the exposition of traditional and own head dresses. In the context of the exposition Julia Surba gave a workshop about head dresses in different cultures.

Nadishana-Gorelik Duo enriched the festival program with beatiful compositions and breathtaking improvisations.

Our biggest thank to organizers of the festival, to all musicians and just nice people who were the part of it and created a very nice atmosphere there!

fotos of this report are made by Julia Surba, Tatjana Uskova, Anton Tarantei, Vyacheslav Embaturov, Evgeny Kuzovov

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Our Website upgrade

Posted on April 10th, 2012 by jsurba.
Categories: Ancient Kuzhebar, design, drums, foto, Henna Art, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar Design, music instruments, performance, Pyrography Art.

Website upgrade on following pages:

Pyrography pages are enriched with new pyrography artworks and video:
Gallery 1
Gallery 2
Gallery 3

Design for Music Instruments with new design examples and video presentation of some designed instruments

Henna Art
with new frame drums and shaman drums with Henna Art

and a totally new page:
Performance

Enjoy:)

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Performance "Space of Khubonnanuh"

Posted on April 2nd, 2012 by jsurba.
Categories: foto, Julia Surba, performance.

Performance "Space of Khubonnanuh", Thailand 2012
photo: Vladiswar Nadishana
idea, realization & digital magic: Julia Surba
participants: Julia Surba & Sasha Luna