Баба Яга

The Mystic Alley

It is no secret that the number 13 is considered to be connected with superstitions. As the festival in 2011 had to be the 13th one blacksmiths had an idea of literally hitting the myths and superstitions with their hammers. Masters worked on art interpretations on the subject of legends, superstitions, myths and mystic fantasies. Читать далее

Рак

Zodiac Signs Alley

The Zodiac Signs Alley appeared in 2005 as a result of joint efforts of blacksmiths from Donetsk, Kiev, Ivano-Frankovsk, and Aleksandria (Kirovograd region). There are 12 works in the alley. Seven of them are made by the blacksmiths of the Ukrainian Gefest blacksmiths enterprise. Two more figures - The Aries and The Aquarius – are made by the blacksmiths of the Donetsk Opal and Prolisok enterprises. Читать далее

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Fairy Tales Alley

The creation of alleys with works devoted to some particular subject is a good tradition and peculiarity of the Donetsk festival. In 2006 The Fairy Tales Alley was founded. There are 12 forged works by masters of art blacksmithing from 7 regions of Ukraine in the alley. All of them are the result of the creative interpretation of the folk tales plots. Читать далее