Book cover design for The Stone Soul (Камінна душя), a novel by a Ukrainian writer
H. Khotkevych (Discursus publishing house). The book is one of the author's most prominent novels, a story of forbidden love and rebelion set in the Carpathian mountains.
H. Khotkevych (Discursus publishing house). The book is one of the author's most prominent novels, a story of forbidden love and rebelion set in the Carpathian mountains.
I took inspiration for the ornament around the title from the old wood carvings by the folk artists of the Ukrainian Carpathians, while the necklaces of the caracter were inspired by women's jewellery typical for the region.
Photo: https://hutsul.museum/exhibitions/2014/vystavka-prykras-hutsulshczyna/
Some of the first sketches:
Photos: @togochynska_viktoria
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