Tree of Life
Sacred Tree Icon I have been thinking about the Tree of Life motif and how it has travelled through the centuries in cultures and artforms. The motif appears in folklore,…
Flower Motif Border
A favourite theme in Embroidery Flowers and foliage have been a favourite theme in embroidery for centuries. During the early Middle Ages embroiderers and painters worked together to create flower…
The Old Gardener
A Tetramorph From the Trier Gospels This old gardener from an illuminated manuscript holds a flower and a knife. The image from c720 AD is signed by the artist scribe…
Jacobean Orange Tree
Flowers in Art
Designs in Embroidery Flowers in art are not new. People that care about plants and nature grow flowers. It is such a simple thing. It keeps ecosystems alive and brings…