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Common Thread: Animals

Mezen Horses and Birds

Inspired by Mezen painting, Mezen River, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Mezen Horses and Birds, a scene from Common Thread inspired by Mezen painting

Birds, horses and deer painted in red and black in the style of the Mezen River villages.

Community: Russians of the Mezen

Sources

  1. Arkhangelsk Regional Scientific Library, Culture of the North: Mezen painting. Read 2026-09-26.
  2. State Russian Museum: N. Fedotov, spinning wheel, Mezen, Arkhangelsk province, late 19th-early 20th c., accession ONI R-3389. Read 2026-09-26.

This scene is our own artwork, inspired by the tradition named here. It does not reproduce any particular object.

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