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This pattern is where I found the insects I used in my midsummer/Kupala piece.
'Bugs Sampler' by MaryHickmottDesigns available on Etsy for download
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The May Eve/Walpurgisnacht/Hexennacht/Pálení čarodějnic embroideries and the wildflowers that inspired them.
Ratany, verbena, spiderwort, hairy vetch, doves-foot cranes-bill, Carolina geranium, violet wood sorrel (2 pictures, leafs followed by bloom), Venus’ looking glass, cut-leaf tooth cup, and wild petunia.
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Drowning Morana during the total solar eclipse. About two weeks later than usual, but it’s not exactly every day that you get a total eclipse, much less an early Spring one.
Photos were taken just prior to totality. The pic of totality is a blatant steal, my phone camera lens isn’t up to that!
I’ll have pics of her rebirth later today or tomorrow.
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An older piece, early sketches, and some of the inspiration.
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My favorite Spring goddess embroideries. Traditional patterns done in my own color choices.
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My prayer beads from left to right: a set dedicated to Morana/light half of the year, Granny’s rosary, a set dedicated to Morana/dark half of the year.
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Some of my goddess embroideries over the years.
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“Early on Bríde’s morn,
the serpent rises from the mound.
I will not harm the serpent,
nor will the serpent harm me.”
— Carmina Gadelica, Vol. I
Eggs gathered from the barn on Imbolc. These are primarily from Sumatran, Swedish, and Romanian Naked-Neck hens. One or two guinea eggs might have snuck in. Flanked by white-tailed deer, milk, and serpent skeleton on a bed of Eastern Hemlock.
Imbolc heralds the coming spring. The great serpent of the earth stirs and prepares the fallow field to swell and burst with green vitality. Demeter’s bitter tears dry as baying hounds beckon her daughter’s return. The Old Woman of Winter gathers the last of her firewood as her reign suspends for a season.
Seasonal folklore tells of serpents stealing eggs from the barn or milk from goats and cattle. We leave offerings of milk and eggs to symbolically tempt the serpent from its hole. They wake the serpent, who climbs from the mound, which wakes the trees and their blossoms, which wakes the bees, who begin making the honey that makes the mead for the harvest feasts.
It’ll be time to prep the gardens and sow flats of seeds soon enough. May you all grow beautiful things this year.
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Changing out sacred spaces right before dusk on Three King’s Day. This space is devoted to the arrival of Brigid.
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Although, I talk a lot here about the traditions of my paternal Czech ancestors, this year I’ve been feeling a pull towards my maternal Québécois ancestors.
On February 2, French Canadian Roman Catholics celebrate the Fête de la Chandeleur (Candlemas), honoring the day in the church calendar when Mary took the baby Jesus to the temple, by eating crêpes (thin pancakes). A traditional French Canadian proverb says "Manger des crêpes à la chandeleur apporte un an de bonheur" (Eating crêpes on Candlemas brings a year of happiness).
Eating crêpes on February 2nd also has its origins in pagan festivals. At the time, Candlemas referred to the fertility of the earth. The peasants had thus made it a habit to cook pancakes with excess flour from last year. With their round shape and golden color, pancakes symbolized the light, sun, and therefore the return of sunny days. Superstitious, they even imagined a game to bring prosperity: to blow the first pancake with the right hand with a gold coin in the left hand.
Although often overshadowed by Groundhog Day in the media, Candlemas is still celebrated in regions with strong French traditions, such as Quebec, Acadia, Louisiana, the Mississippi Valley and Maine.
Some of my Duame ancestors:
And the Marlows (Marleaus):
The Thibodeaus:
Marriage of my Grandpa Elwin Marlow (Marleau) and Grandma Lorraine Thibodeau Marlow (Marleau):
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This photograph depicts a “witch flute” circa 1850. It is fashioned from a bone and a rat’s leg. It is believed to be inscribed with spells which would be used to call witches together on the sabbath. It is currently housed at Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Jutta Sika, coffee and tea set, 1901/02. Porcelain. Class of Koloman Moser, K.K. Kunstgewerbeschule, Vienna. MAK Wien
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Sarah Williams hair appreciation in Labyrinth
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