Meet Aurora, one of the official mascots of the coming
AuroraFest convention in Saint Ponyburg, Russia. Aurora (Latin
aurora — “dawn”) is a straight-A student at an architecture college. She’s a pretty gentle and sophisticated young mare, and although it may seem like she belongs to high society, she is actually just naturally graceful.
Aurora likes to braid her mane and tail — pretty casually and loosely though. A fitting style for both fashionable and routine occasions, just remember to watch the unruly hair tips that really tend to dip in the river or get stuck somewhere.
Despite her proper manners, Aurora still might be awkward and clumsy — drop her paints in the water, go daydreaming and slam into the Lakhta tower while flying, or get trapped inside a narrow lightwell to find something curious.
But mostly, you would find her with a pen in her mouth, chilling at the city rooftops — a great place to enjoy the city views of course. But if it rains, Aurora would take refuge at a nearby coffee house, enjoying the coffee with pyshka-doughnuts and reading a sentimental novel.
The freckles on her cheeks, back, and shoulders are a delightful symbol of spring and a reminder of sunlight, which really does lack in St. Ponyburg. Aurora often flies beyond the clouds, so that’s probably why she got her freckles. But sometimes she also might drag the clouds over the city to get a fitting melancholic atmosphere for her paintings.
Aurora greets her guests with brightness and coziness, despite the greyness and mundanity of the city. In front of this her shine is even brighter. Streetlights, candles in restaurant windows, golden church domes, the dazzling halls of palaces and museums — it’s all about Aurora — warm, friendly and bright, like a long awaited ray of sunshine in the middle of grey and gloomy Baltic weather.