I’ve spent the last few days slaving away over a set of apple wood ogham fews for a friend. The heirloom apple wood I cut at my parent’s farm a couple years ago, it’s been drying waiting to be brought to life, and after the extensive crafting process the branches have been turned into beautiful ogham fews for divination. After lots of sanding I carve each few with an ogham character, then sanded them again, then hand drew an illustration of each tree onto each few, then pyrographed each one, sanded them again, painted each pyrographed illustration with eco-friendly woodstains and then oiled them with boiled linseed oil. Tomorrow after the oil sets I shall rub them with beeswax to seal in the oily goodness and add some moisture so the wood doesn’t crack. Then I shall make a silk pouch for them to be carried in.
I’m also still embroidering the Ogham quilt I started exactly a year ago. How the time flies! I’m almost half done… I work on it when I find a spare moment or two – the rare moments when I watch tv with my sweetie, when I visit friends, when I ride the skytrain, when I go camping…
This is very subtle. Beautiful work
Beautiful. I’m trying to find a natural painting without artificals additives etc ..
Hello! I found you through Etsy…you saved my shop in your favorites and I’m so glad you did! I love your shop and followed the link to your blog…I spent quite some time going through your archives! I also linked you on my blog…
Stop by and visit my blog sometime:
http:ladylavona.blogspot.com
Love & Magic,
xo Lavona
Merci Lune et Die Hexe!!
Hello Lavona! I found you through Etsy as well and fell in love with your ware, then found your blog and thought you even more amazing! Your black forest relics make the witch in me darkly happy
Your fews are gorgeous–I’m sure your friend will be absolutely thrilled with such a lovingly crafted gift
Thank you and she is very excited!!
I saw that you won’t built any more these wonderfull carved wood oghams. But I’m hopeful so I dare to ask if now you will accept again to do more and if I could buy you these treasures. I live in France and I really wish that one you tell … yes… If one day the miracle happens, just send me an email
fairy8@hotmail.fr
Aw, thanks Faery. I probably won’t be making the sets with each tree painted on anymore as they take a week to make from start to finish and I can’t charge accordingly, but I will probably make simple carved and reddened sets.
Blessings,
Sarah