2008 LUGHNASADH/IMBOLC CRAFTS ENTRIES

[Earthwoman]

Notice: Please add your original crafts for the current Eisteddfod here, and post any comments into the appropriate feedback thread. Entries for this category include three-dimensional objects crafted by hand, such as wands, staves, athames, jewelery, altars, shrines, and so forth, but excluding sculpture. Generally speaking, craft items would be used for some purpose, as opposed to art created to be viewed.

[Frog]

I'd like to submit my Ogham "coins" to the competition. Following a walk in the woods, I was gifted a branch of Silver Birch (it had fallen from the tree, so I said a collected thanks). after leaving the branch to settle, I then whittled the bark off, sanded the section down to remove any rough edges, then cut 15 disks, all roughly equal size.
I then sanded the corners off each disk and smoothed the surface, before burning the symbols onto one side using a flat soldering iron. I haven't varnished or sealed them in anyway so that my contact will further link them to me.

I keep the disks in a (bought) velvet pouch - and randomly pick a disk as a "guide for the day".

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[drakonaria]

Tree of Life
Fine silver pendant (Art Clay) made by me from scratch The green stone is natural chrome diopside. It's 3,5 cm in diameter.

[Quercus]

Stained Glass Leaf, representing tha spirit.

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[Magrathea]

It was difficult deciding on an expression for his face, as it was so easy to change. Just by turning a leaf or sticking another bit down.
THE GREEN MAN