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Northern wing of the estate.A stone-paved path leads to a OOAK Art Studio. Inside you find:
a One Of A Kind Morezmore Art Doll # 19 Mistress of Copper Mountain
Mistress of Copper Mountain - is a beloved character from Russian folklore, a mythical female entity, who appears as a beautiful enchantress or as a crowned lizard. She is the Queen of the underground reign, the protector of gems and stones in the Urals, who capriciously bestows the ability to find such treasures only on those who please her.
She is described as a dark-haired green-eyed beauty, wearing a dress which looks like it is made out of malachite stone. Sometimes she is followed by little lizards:
"...Stepan noticed what appeared to be hundreds of lizards all around him - of different colors, green, bluish, brown ones with gold spots. “Don’t step on them!” The strange woman warned, “They are my brothers and sisters. Look how big and heavy you are and they are small”. Stepan couldn't move until she clapped her hands and the lizards went away.." Mistress became famous from the book "The Malachite Casket" by Bazhov, who collected and wrote down folklore tales of miners from the Ural Mountains. The Urals is a large mountain chain on the border between Europe and Asia and is famous as a source of precious stones and metals, including gold, copper ores and malachite stone.
You can read more about Mistress of Copper Mountain and see step by step Work In Progress pictures here, in Morezmore Work in Progress Blog ******************************************************************************************************
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Mistress of Copper Mountain was created by Natasha Landerer (Red October) and is the 19th sculpture by this artist. You can see her previous sculptures on "About Me"page.
The base is signed and marked with Number 19. Certificate of Authenticity is included.
The Morezmore Key - the symbol of the artist's appreciation of buyers' support is included and can be found on the moss. Mistress is removable from her base.
Particular attention was paid to making the sculpture structurally sound and strong, as well as attractive. She can withstand normal human handling. Having said that, dropping on the floor is not advisable. Mistress is made from Puppen Fimo clay over the Morezmore Modular Brickhouse Armature - a strong epoxy-fortified galvanized steel wire and brass tubing construction. Mistress was fired following the manufacturer's temperature and time recommendations using the Turbo Air Convection technology.