BABA YAGA: The Old Hag from Forest
Baba Yaga Design Character
In this illustration, Baba Yaga was kidnapping a kid from his mother. Riding her mortar, Baba Yaga flew high from the boy’s mother hand. Swirling magic was surrounded her mortar every time she flew.
In the Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is a powerful, unpredictable witch who dwells deep within the dark forests. An old hag that love kidnapping kids. And unlike typical fairytale witches who fly on brooms, Baba Yaga travels through the air sitting inside a giant wooden mortar.
RUSALKA: The Vengeful Spirit
Rusalka Design Character
In this illustration, I drew how men were enchanted by Rusalka’s beauty despite being drowned. They were lured by her voice and beauty and gave their body and soul to her.
According to the Slavic folklore, Rusalka is described as a malevolent water spirit born from the souls of women who died by drowning, often due to tragic circumstances like heartbreak or betrayal. Rusalka usually lure unsuspecting travelers, especially young men, with their enchanting songs and hypnotic beauty.
KIKIMORA: The Night Weaver
Kikimora Design Character
This one illustrate the activity of Kikimora who loves to weaving, but it became tangled in the end. Here, she was caught doing that by the home owner in the middle of the night.
In Slavic folklore, a Kikimora is a complex house spirit traditionally depicted as a thin, withered crone with tangled hair. She is often considered the spiritual wife of the Domovoy and lives in the hidden spaces of a home, such as behind the stove, under the floorboards, or in the cellar. Her behavior depends heavily on how the household is maintained
SIRIN: Siren of Sorrow
Sirin Design Character
The illustration potrays how they finally caught Sirin, shackle her and gave a 'punishment' by ringing the bell right to her ears, to drowned her song with it.
In folklore, Sirin is a legendary creature with the body of a large bird and the head and chest of a beautiful woman. Sirin is a personification of sorrow, melancholy, and divine revelation. Sirin’s songs are so enchanting and full of heavenly bliss that anyone who hears them completely falls into a hypnotic trance, and can even die from sheer exhaustion or grief when the melody ends.
LESHY: The Green Lord
Leshy Design Character
In this illustration, Leshy shown itself to a hunter after the hunter killed a deer. Leshy showed itself as a giant creature here to scare the hunter after what he did.
In folklore, Leshy is described as a powerful tutelary deity and guardian spirit of the forests and all the animals within them. A master of shape-shifting, a Leshy can grow as tall as the highest pine tree when walking through his woods, or shrink down to the size of a blade of grass when stepping out into human pastures.
ZHAR-PTITSA: The Living Flame
Zhar-Ptitsa Design Character
This illustration potrays Zhar-ptitsa that was caught by someone and put on an electrical shackel on its neck, after luring it with then golden apples.
In the folklore, Zhar-ptitsa is a majestic, magical bird from a faraway land that embodies ultimate beauty, light, and rare fortune. It is traditionally described as a large bird with feathers that burn with a brilliant golden and crimson flame, and eyes that sparkle like diamonds. It often flies into royal gardens at night to steal golden apples, prompting the Tsar to send his sons or a young hero on a perilous quest to capture it.