After the excitement of Christmas what can we celebrate? If we look at Celtic calendars we come across the tree calendar which has thirteen months and these stem from the lunar cycle. In this it says that we are moving into the Rowan month on the 20th of January. Now the Rowan tree is seen as magic across ancient cultures. Here in Irish mythology the story goes that the first woman came from the Rowan tree and amongst other tales that the berries were the food of the gods. I must research this more. So on reflection this is a magic time of year. I see it is a time for reflection, collecting ideas and gathering ourselves up to be ready for the return of the light. It is time to explore, not to be too busy in a modern way but to recharge the batteries and be kind to ourselves.
Nowadays we treat the whole year as one, we neglect the fact that life has seasons small and large. In these seasons as in nature we can do different things. In my personal work I am actually quite busy in a quiet way as I try to allow my mind to explore ideas and this is the time to start things. I am wary to show the process as like many people I am insecure about new things….old things……all things.
Here is a finished piece of a wet felted, needle felted and machine sewn portrait. The limitations or abilities of both myself and the medium dictate the finished product. I am working on a whole series and the ones I am working on now are really challenging but I will persevere!
It is Sunday morning, ten past nine in the morning. We had a light snowfall earlier and I have fed the cat and horses, reviewed yesterday's work in the studio, sat with the dogs for a while. I will now let out the horses, clean their stables, have a shower and might feel human by then.
So given the magic time of year that it is I suggest we be grateful for the good things and try to get out in the air. Write down your ideas. Make lists of what you have to do and tick them off as you do them. Remember the story of the squirrel? A little bit at a time, don't give up and it will get done.
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