Thursday, February 9, 2012

To beckon the sun


                                                 To beckon the sun
'tween solstice and equinox
'tis Saint Brigid's cross
This is a St. Brigids Cross I made for Imbolc.

Though a Christian symbol,
it derives from the pagan sunwheel.
Mine is made from palm fronds.
I cut them to the same length
then
wove them together.
Continued to weave around until I had used 16 fronds.
I hung this cross in my kitchen as is often done in Irish homes.

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34 comments:

  1. So creative and vibrant, love the spring feeling! <3

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  2. I love your St. Brigid's cross, Gemma! Thanks for showing the step-by-step.

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  3. I have never seen this before. Pretty amazing and so nice that you have the interest to do it. xo

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  4. I haven't seen this before either. Just brilliant!

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  5. What a wonderful creation, hope it beckons up some sun for you.

    Darla

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  6. I like to see this made with palms. I have received this cross from Irish inlaws, and read that Brigid's story is a sad one, but the cross encourages hope. TFS!

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  7. My dad used to make these from the palm branches from Palm Sunday Mass...I still have one.
    We aren't Irish, but he was a holy man, so he knew.
    ♥♥♥

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  8. What a great idea! Love your contribution.

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  9. Gemma,
    Thank you for co-hosting the challenge at IA. I learned some things I did not know and I thoroughly enjoyed this theme.
    Your cross is amazing. I was "thinking" of attempting to make one, then the voice of reality kicked in and said to do what I do best, so I did. I love yours so much, I still try my hand at one.

    XO
    Kim

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  10. What a good job you did! I have made some before from local South African wheat! Xx

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  11. This is wonderful :) Some of my family is Irish but I'd actually never heard of a St Brigid's Cross until this week's IAE challenge - you learn something new every day!

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