Saturday, 30 June 2012
Friday, 29 June 2012
Patchwork playmat - Лоскуты! Лоскутки! Лоскуточки!
Резюме В этом покрывале намешаны поколения, люди, деятельность. На английском квилтовом жаргоне такое покрывало называется "Памятное". Каждый кусочек - история и часть жизни. Я сделаю из этого коврик, и садись-ка ты, Мирок, на все эти истории своей голой попой! Они для этого, в общем-то, и случились.
This is my
so-called Memory quilt, a quilt made of pieces that each has a story to
tell, at least to the maker. It has scraps pieces of new and old clothes:
shirts, skirts, mine (of all ages, as of childhood), husband's,
grandmother's, mother-in-law's, aunt's ... just to name few :)
Such cover a fantastic icebreaker for women of all generations and families to talk together:
- Oh! This is a shirt I bought in Paris fourty years ago just after meeing your father
- Ah! This is a piece of your dress when you were two year's old cute baby
- Sweet! You husband wore this shorts when he went for a school for the first time. He was so lovely!
- Mmmm, i think this is a working dress of you aunt, when she found her first job
- I remember this curtain in my child room!
- Ah! Oh! Wow! Hey! A! Yes! Eh?
Myron, this will be a playmat for you, my dear.
Because all THESE STORIES has happened just for you to BE HERE ... and to sit on them with your naked bottom. Enjoy!
Yours
Kukliki
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Friday, 22 June 2012
Не верьте календарям! - Les Bêtises of Russian Traditional Calendar
Summary. In 1918 Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar, already used by all christian countries. Today, the Russian Orthodox Church still uses the Julian calendar, which differs now 13 days with the Gregorian. BUT since many traditional holidays (such as St Johns Day on June 24 aka Ivan Kupala Day) are linked to the orthodox calendar, we have situation that Ivan Kupala, the Summer Solstice day is celebrated 13 day after the solstice. What's a mess! For the most curious, I made an explaining diagram in the post.
И опять об Ивановом дне.
Итак, передо мной Народный календарь, где говорится, что Иван Купала празднуется по-новому стилю 7 июля. Но ведь Иван Купала или Иванов День - это день солнцестояния. То есть Вам предлагают праздновать самую короткую ночь на 13 дней позже!
Вики сообщает: "В России праздник потерял астрономическое соответствие солнцестоянию." Но ведь это - нелепость.
Изначально праздники народного календаря были привязаны к природным явлениям - фазам луны и солнца, постоянным метеорологическим явлениям. Календарь этот был, естественно, языческим. Затем, с распространением православия, церковные праздники переплетаются и привязываются к языческим. Это происходит потому, что, во-первых, отмечаются сами христианские события, и во-вторых, потому, что новые праздники должны вытеснить языческие события и, последовтельно, традиции. Несколько столетий Россия живет по юлианскому календарю. А в 1918 году вводится Грегорианский и все празндики сдвигаются на 13 дней.
И вот сегодня мы обращаемся к православному календарю, чтобы узнать дату праздника, привязаного к реальным астрономическим событиям. Хотя должны в этом случае пользоваться обычным светским Грегорианским календарем.
Короче, пользуйтесь календарями с умом и хорошей дозой скептицизма!
Прилагаю диаграмму, где пытаюсь проиллюстрировать историю с календарями.
Куклики
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Бабушкино - Grandmother's embrodiery
Hi, hello, privet! Привет!
Сегодня - кроxотулька пост из бабушкиного сундука.
Эту подушку она вышила в 50-x годах по напечатанной схеме. Она рассказывает, что в то время было повальное увлечение вышивкой. Все искали схемы, журналы, по блату, за макулатуру :)
Теперь мы никак не можем определиться с дочкой, в чей кровати эта подушка должна находиться.
Интересно, будут ли когда-нибудь бороться мои пра-правнучки за эту подушку? А за что-нибудь, что сделала я?
А Вы? Вы хотите чтобы ваши пра-правну(ч)ки боролись за что-то, что сделали Вы? За что?
А вот увеличения, чтобы показать неровность вышивки, которая дает этот неотразимый "бабушкин вид".
Ваши
Куклики
Summary.
This post is just to show you a work of my grandma that she did sometimes in 50s.
She says, embroidery was at great fashion at that time. Now, when we struggle for this pillow with my daughter I wonder if one day my great-grand-daughter will struggle for this pillow? And for something I made?
This post is just to show you a work of my grandma that she did sometimes in 50s.
She says, embroidery was at great fashion at that time. Now, when we struggle for this pillow with my daughter I wonder if one day my great-grand-daughter will struggle for this pillow? And for something I made?
Эту подушку она вышила в 50-x годах по напечатанной схеме. Она рассказывает, что в то время было повальное увлечение вышивкой. Все искали схемы, журналы, по блату, за макулатуру :)
Теперь мы никак не можем определиться с дочкой, в чей кровати эта подушка должна находиться.
Интересно, будут ли когда-нибудь бороться мои пра-правнучки за эту подушку? А за что-нибудь, что сделала я?
А Вы? Вы хотите чтобы ваши пра-правну(ч)ки боролись за что-то, что сделали Вы? За что?
А вот увеличения, чтобы показать неровность вышивки, которая дает этот неотразимый "бабушкин вид".
Ваши
Куклики
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Фото-отчет о Купавке - Koupavka rite report
Summary.
This is a report on Koupavka rite as we do it with my daughter for the last four years. We make a doll Koupavka, attach ribbons while making wishes and let her drift on waters of our small river. This time our Koupavka has met a wild duck. My girl had to go to the water and to ask the duck to accompany the doll further down. The price was - the boots full of water and fish :) .... or was it only water?
This is a report on Koupavka rite as we do it with my daughter for the last four years. We make a doll Koupavka, attach ribbons while making wishes and let her drift on waters of our small river. This time our Koupavka has met a wild duck. My girl had to go to the water and to ask the duck to accompany the doll further down. The price was - the boots full of water and fish :) .... or was it only water?
Вот уже четыре года, как мы с дочкой делаем Купавку с пожеланиями на Купальские праздества. Вот и в эти выходные мы сделали куколки.
Вот одна из них:
Куколку мы нарядили и, как полагается, пустили по речке, которая течет и журчит недалеко от дома. Речка мелкая и быстрая со многоми извилинами и препятствиями, поэтому Купавок мы обычно провожаем в сапогах и палками как можно дальше, чтобы не осели в какой-нибудь траве.
Наверное, где-то там уже есть целое поселение наших Купавок :)
В этот раз, зайдя в заросли, мы увидели, что наша желанница пытается познакомиться с уткой. Если приглядеться, то можно увидеть куколу возле дерева. А вот утка оказалась необычной: похожа размером на домашнюю, а расцветкой и поведением - на дикую.
Ну а потом мы передали Купавку в лапы утке и попросили ее проводить куколку дальше. Тем более, что у дочки в сапог попала форель и надо было ее вытаскивать и жарить.
Хотя... может это была вовсе и не форель?
Ваша
Куклики
Monday, 11 June 2012
Summer Solstice, Kupavka doll and diplomacy
Privet! Hello!
Summer Solstice is a major date in the traditional calendars of many cultures. It has been one of the reference dates in the agricultural year.
Like in other Christian countries, Russian pagan celebrations of this period were so strongly implanted in national spirit that the Christian calendar had to accommodate for the feast called Kupala. Kupala was name one of the Slavic pagan gods. Spme time after christianisation of Russia in 988, the Solstice day became a celebration of the St John the Baptist nativity or St Johns day. But people for centuries have been calling this feast the day of Ivan Kupala (Иван Купала).
Just think of the name - Ivan Kupala - and everybody is pleased!
The pagan god Kupala is not forgotten and St John the Baptist is worshipped. Btw, do not be surprised to learn that Russian verb kupat' (купать) means to swim or to wash. ;)
Fantastic example of diplomacy!
One can writes kilo(byte)s of posts about the Solstice festivities, especially because there were always several distinct celebrations around this date (Rusalki week, Summer Koliadas, Agrippina the Swim, Peter and Paul day). But what about the dolls?
One of the Kupala rites is Kupavka (Купавка), for which the same-name doll is made.
This doll is made on a wooden cross, according to the usual practises for rite ans protection dolls making. Once the doll is made, you attach colourful ribbons to the spread hands, making a wish for each tighten node. You decorate Kupavka with flowers and herbs.
Once she is charged with your wishes and is made nice, you let her float on the water and let her go and pass your wishes to the forces that will accomplish them.
Yours
Kukliki
Summer Solstice is a major date in the traditional calendars of many cultures. It has been one of the reference dates in the agricultural year.
Like in other Christian countries, Russian pagan celebrations of this period were so strongly implanted in national spirit that the Christian calendar had to accommodate for the feast called Kupala. Kupala was name one of the Slavic pagan gods. Spme time after christianisation of Russia in 988, the Solstice day became a celebration of the St John the Baptist nativity or St Johns day. But people for centuries have been calling this feast the day of Ivan Kupala (Иван Купала).
Just think of the name - Ivan Kupala - and everybody is pleased!
The pagan god Kupala is not forgotten and St John the Baptist is worshipped. Btw, do not be surprised to learn that Russian verb kupat' (купать) means to swim or to wash. ;)
Fantastic example of diplomacy!
One can writes kilo(byte)s of posts about the Solstice festivities, especially because there were always several distinct celebrations around this date (Rusalki week, Summer Koliadas, Agrippina the Swim, Peter and Paul day). But what about the dolls?
One of the Kupala rites is Kupavka (Купавка), for which the same-name doll is made.
This doll is made on a wooden cross, according to the usual practises for rite ans protection dolls making. Once the doll is made, you attach colourful ribbons to the spread hands, making a wish for each tighten node. You decorate Kupavka with flowers and herbs.
Once she is charged with your wishes and is made nice, you let her float on the water and let her go and pass your wishes to the forces that will accomplish them.
Yours
Kukliki
Saturday, 2 June 2012
The home girls - Loukeria
Hello everybody,
Look at this row of dolls.
Let you imagine them sitting at the bench in front of izba and nibbling the sunflower seeds (another tradition to tell you about :). Just could not find a real izba in Belgium to make a shot :)
They all called Loukeria - Лукерья.
There is one Loukeria, the very first one, that became "the first mother" of all others. She is sitting second from left. Her first body turned to be out of proportions but my daughter loved her so much, that she still is The One to play and sleep with. And I was motivated to improve Loukeria and make her few sisters.
I rectified other Loukerias for proportions and dressed them in traditional Russian costumes that I make out of our used clothing to give the old look and to charge them with the family energy. These Loukerias, themselves made of old tissues, are part of our family.
Here are few old pictures from family album, where girls are posing for camera :)
Apart from her costume, Loukeria embeds plenty of techniques borrowed from Russian traditional doll making. Looking closer, each such turn has a sacral meaning.
Yours
Kukliki
Резюме
Это - мои любимые Лукерьи. Вначале была та, что в сером. Непропорциональная до жалости, под сарафаном не видно. Дочка моя в нее влюбилась, и пошло поехало!
Кукла не только вдохновлена русской традиционной куклой, но и сделана по традиционной технологии: ткани рваны и скручены; сшито только снаружи, внутри - перемотано красными нитками. Лукерья - кукла тяжеленькая, плотная, с характером. Но спать с ней дюже хорошо :)
Могу Лукерью сделать Вам на заказ.
Это - мои любимые Лукерьи. Вначале была та, что в сером. Непропорциональная до жалости, под сарафаном не видно. Дочка моя в нее влюбилась, и пошло поехало!
Кукла не только вдохновлена русской традиционной куклой, но и сделана по традиционной технологии: ткани рваны и скручены; сшито только снаружи, внутри - перемотано красными нитками. Лукерья - кукла тяжеленькая, плотная, с характером. Но спать с ней дюже хорошо :)
Могу Лукерью сделать Вам на заказ.
Let you imagine them sitting at the bench in front of izba and nibbling the sunflower seeds (another tradition to tell you about :). Just could not find a real izba in Belgium to make a shot :)
They all called Loukeria - Лукерья.
There is one Loukeria, the very first one, that became "the first mother" of all others. She is sitting second from left. Her first body turned to be out of proportions but my daughter loved her so much, that she still is The One to play and sleep with. And I was motivated to improve Loukeria and make her few sisters.
I rectified other Loukerias for proportions and dressed them in traditional Russian costumes that I make out of our used clothing to give the old look and to charge them with the family energy. These Loukerias, themselves made of old tissues, are part of our family.
Here are few old pictures from family album, where girls are posing for camera :)
Apart from her costume, Loukeria embeds plenty of techniques borrowed from Russian traditional doll making. Looking closer, each such turn has a sacral meaning.
- I minimise the usage of needles and scissors. Only the 'skin' is sewed, so inside the doll does not carry any "pain" energy
- The doll is not stuffed with material but made of plenty rolled layers. This what gives the rigidity but also it symbolises the inner complexity of our body "made" of many intermixed pieces.
After several dolls, I found a good balance of softness and rigidity for the body. She is not at all soft and light like dolls stuffed with wool or other materials. She has fairly hard head. But she is soft and warm enough to sleep with. This makes her character - friendly, independent, and... being able to sit without support :)
- Even inside I use red threads - clearly this is symbol of blood vessels + red is protective colour and the crosses made of inter-crossing threads have protective effect
- No eyes and no face - is a typical attribute of Russian protective dolls. Eyes are known to be the home of soul and spirit. To prevent evil spirits to dwell a doll, no eyes are shown. In addition, a beautiful woman or a girl should have a clear, clean and pure face, don't they.
My personal observation about not having a visage shown is that Loukeria has always the facial expression that you expect, depending on your mood and this contributes to her friendliness and sort of emotional availability. You know, human imagination always complete the picture in the best possible way :)
Yours
Kukliki
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