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The ancient kuzhebarian symbol pyroengraved on this ring depicts
one of the three
mystical birds of Ancient Kuzhebar.
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The symbol on this bracelet depicts the face of a deathless creature or godness who takes care about creativity and creative people.
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The symbol used on this ring
(it mesures 1.2" x 1.2" so 3 x 3 cm)
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The big ornament used for this KUAAMU - pendant depicts three deathless creatures by creating a new world or reality. It's 6" to 16" long and the pendant measures 2.8" to 4" (7 to 10 cm)
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An unique KUAAMU - pendant!
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The symbol of this KUAAMU - pendant depicts a balance of fourth elements: earth, water, air and fire.
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a KUAAMU - bracelet
with one of the three
mystical birds of Ancient Kuzhebar on it
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A KUAAMU - pendant with the symbol of Mother Bayandula or Mother Mouse on it, a very kind and mysterious character in mythology of Ancient Kuzebar. Kuzhebarians` tales tell that she could change the way she look like. When she wanted to be unnoticed for the people, she came like a small mouse. But sometimes you could see her like a small old lady... but with the had of a mouse. The symbol of Mother Bayandula is a symbol for being wise, mysterious and kind.
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a KUAAMU - necklace with the symbol of life-embryo on it, a symbol for birth and rebirth.
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a KUAAMU - necklace in which we used the Ancient Kuzhebarian symbol for creation!
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This KUAAMU - pendant is made from natural seeds and wood with an
ancient kuzhebarian symbo on it.
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a KUAAMU - pendant with the symbol of a time traveller on it.
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on the left KUAAMU - earrings
with mystical
birds of Ancient Kuzhebar on them
on the right KUAAMU - earrings with the symbols of shell-fish person on
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On this beautiful KUAAMU- pendant you can see dethless creatures. According to mythilogy of Ancient Kuzhebar they are able to transform their bodies and look like any creature, independent of their real age.
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This KUAAMU- pendant has a
pyrographic symbol of Tupata on. Tupatas are ubiquitous, they
are usually shown with two heads looking opposite.
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This KUAAMU-ring is called "looking into the reality tunnel" and represents the belief of inhabitants of Ancient Kuzhebar that the world consists of many reality tunnels like a layered pancake or an onion.
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on the left
on the right KUAAMU - ring |
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The project KUAAMU - Kuzhebar Synergies had been started in 2008 as a collaborative work of Julia Surba (Kuzhebar Design, Sibirien und Eliza Gapenne (Eliz'art, Frankreich) Since 2011 the project is running by Julia Surba and her studio "Kuzhebar Design". Keeping the original idea of KUAAMU creation we continue to use pyrography in combination with polymer clay and also develop new kuaamu series: "Nature Messages" and "Archaic" : The idea of the project KUAAMU - Kuzhebar Synergies is to bring together ancient signs, natural elements and modern materials like an example of the way, how the ancient and modern forms can be kept balanced, complete and support each other instead of destroying each other. We see that nowadays, people often feel disconnected from the Nature and their roots. Too much new information comes each day, too many things they have to manage at the same time, no time for rest, no time to stop and look around, no time to see the beauty of the Nature, no time to think about the life they live, no time to enjoy it... In ancient times, life looked different. Not so comfortable on one hand, but closer to the Nature and in harmony with the body and the mind on other hand. Ancient people knew how to speak with flowers and the wind, they understood how to respect the elements and they could "read" natural signs around them. Today, new technologies come into our life, changing it completely, putting us on the big distance from each other and from ancient natural life style. All that push us to create the project KUAAMU - Kuzhebar Synergies, which is our try to create a bridge between past and future, natural life style and high speed life in urban cities. Each object we
make has a message, because the ancient kuzhebarian symbols are involved
into them, what let them be called "Kuaamu". Kuaamu
are actually a special kind of save objects which were used in the
culture of Ancient Kuzhebar (South Siberia). At first sight, they
can seem like jewellery but they are not. There was no idea in Ancient
Kuzhebar to beautiful oneself because people thought they were primordial
beautiful. By the way, they were very practical and it would be a
nonsense for them to have some baubles on without any magic intention!
We also use in our works natural elements, such as seeds, wood, pigments etc, which are combined with polimer clay, material that allows to create almost everything we want (there is no limit for imagination with this material, except those we impose to ourself). We put all our
passion and love into each piece we create together. Each Kuaamu is
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Julia
Surba is a member of the International Association of Pyrographic Artists
(IAPA). About Julia Surba: "I love you artwork! I think it was the innovation of alot of todays modern art with the spirit and earthy feeling of old. Thank you for your beautiful art it brings out true emotions... good luck in the future peace and thanks, Thomas Dirk" “What
I thought when I saw your work was that it was original. I can see an
influence of Mayan, African, and Tribal......but, really it is your
own twist. I think you started a new category of your own and one day
students like me will be studying your style”. |
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Web design by Nadishana © Julia Surba & Eliza Gapenne, 2008. All rights reserved
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Last
time Julia scrutinizes the almost forgotten small culture of Ancient
Kuzhebar (Siberia), that is why her objects often represent the unique
world-picture of aboriginal inhabitants of this culture. She tries to
keep its knowledge, live and develop it.