Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Sirin and Alkonost - the Keepers of life Scarf by Ekaterina Ezhova The original composition of traditional Russian mythological images, Sirin and Alkonost, is printed on 100% silk scarves (serigraphy, 11 colors). Sirin was endowed with magical features of protective nature, beauty, happiness. Alkonost is the Bird of Dawn controls the wind and the weather. "On the Ocean Sea, on the isle of Buyan, there stands a moist strong Oak”. From the two birds, building their nest in the Oak, began a new life on Earth. The Tree of Life became a symbol of life, and, protecting the two birds, a symbol of good, well-being and family happiness.