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Ukko of the air struck fire,
produced a sudden flash
with three feathers of Kokko,
the eagle of fire,
in the sky above,
behind the enclosure of stars.

I was commissioned to do a piece for an exhibition on Finno-Karelian mythspace, centered around an animated short by Katrin Lebedev. The short is about a grandchild and their granmother, their worldviews and their relationship to old beliefs.

I chose to paint one of my favourite myths, the origin of fire. Finnish folklore has several versions of this story but I chose the one where the god of air created lightning by striking three feathers of Kokko, the flaming eagle, setting a great tree ablaze and creating fire.

If you are in/visiting Finland this summer and are interested in visiting the exhibition you can find more information about it here (for some reason the exhibition page is only available in Finnish)! www.juminkeko.fi/tapahtuma/kar…

I really enjoyed working on this and I want to explore similar stories and this painting style a lot more!

Done with Parker Quink gold medium on hot pressed watercolor paper.

Art © ShadeofShinon

You are not allowed to trace/copy/edit my artwork on DA or any other site and claim it as your own. Any use that is not non-profit strictly forbidden.

FAQ/ART USAGE

Description

COMMISSIONS TUMBLR | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | KO-FI | ETSY | REDBUBBLE | INPRNT

Ukko of the air struck fire,
produced a sudden flash
with three feathers of Kokko,
the eagle of fire,
in the sky above,
behind the enclosure of stars.

I was commissioned to do a piece for an exhibition on Finno-Karelian mythspace, centered around an animated short by Katrin Lebedev. The short is about a grandchild and their granmother, their worldviews and their relationship to old beliefs.

I chose to paint one of my favourite myths, the origin of fire. Finnish folklore has several versions of this story but I chose the one where the god of air created lightning by striking three feathers of Kokko, the flaming eagle, setting a great tree ablaze and creating fire.

If you are in/visiting Finland this summer and are interested in visiting the exhibition you can find more information about it here (for some reason the exhibition page is only available in Finnish)! www.juminkeko.fi/tapahtuma/kar…

I really enjoyed working on this and I want to explore similar stories and this painting style a lot more!

Done with Parker Quink gold medium on hot pressed watercolor paper.

Art © ShadeofShinon

You are not allowed to trace/copy/edit my artwork on DA or any other site and claim it as your own. Any use that is not non-profit strictly forbidden.

FAQ/ART USAGE