Dreamton 400pc Sivka-Burks by Viktor Vasnetsov to Different Cut Medieval Studio Detail DSC01628
I asked Ihor of Dreamton to use a different cut for this 400pc image instead of the usual Fine Arts cut. I thought the Medieval/Heraldic/Chivalric content would be appropriate to the subject and I liked the curvy, straplike pieces and the star connectors. (Ihor developed this cut for his own illustration 'Artist's Studio'.) Comparing front & rear - the cut design was intended to be landscape, when the whimsies are upright.
Detail of Dreamton 400pc Sivka-Burka by Viktor Vasnetsov, cut Medieval Studio, 18x12in.
I didn't know the Russian fairytale Sivka-Burka or Sivko-Burko.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivko-Burko
It is a story in which the duty of the youngest son (in contrast to his two elder brothers) in following his dead father's wishes leads him to be rewarded with a magic flying horse, and a means to transform himself into a handsome hero. The Tsar sets a quest for suitors to his daughter's hand - the princess in a high tower/glass mountain - which the magic horse allows Ivan to complete the task on the third attempt. Ivan kisses the princess but leaves, returning to his subservient position with his brothers. He is recognised by the Princess at a celebration feast and transforms again into the handsome hero, gaining her and half the kingdom.
Dreamton 400pc Sivka-Burks by Viktor Vasnetsov to Different Cut Medieval Studio Detail DSC01628
I asked Ihor of Dreamton to use a different cut for this 400pc image instead of the usual Fine Arts cut. I thought the Medieval/Heraldic/Chivalric content would be appropriate to the subject and I liked the curvy, straplike pieces and the star connectors. (Ihor developed this cut for his own illustration 'Artist's Studio'.) Comparing front & rear - the cut design was intended to be landscape, when the whimsies are upright.
Detail of Dreamton 400pc Sivka-Burka by Viktor Vasnetsov, cut Medieval Studio, 18x12in.
I didn't know the Russian fairytale Sivka-Burka or Sivko-Burko.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivko-Burko
It is a story in which the duty of the youngest son (in contrast to his two elder brothers) in following his dead father's wishes leads him to be rewarded with a magic flying horse, and a means to transform himself into a handsome hero. The Tsar sets a quest for suitors to his daughter's hand - the princess in a high tower/glass mountain - which the magic horse allows Ivan to complete the task on the third attempt. Ivan kisses the princess but leaves, returning to his subservient position with his brothers. He is recognised by the Princess at a celebration feast and transforms again into the handsome hero, gaining her and half the kingdom.