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Silk Prayer FlagsMany years ago a man walked into my booth at a show and
said that he was traveling around the world and hanging
'Peace Flags' on trees located in isolated remote places. I
was delighted when he chose one of my banners to add to a
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'One Little Prayer' (so you're never caught without one)'One Little Prayer', a 5 inch square silk flag, hanging from about a 6 inch piece of bamboo with a little brass bell. At the Oregon Country Fair, a few years ago, we had sold
all but one of the 'one little prayer' flags when our
neighbor, Brandon, noted we could not sell it, for then we
would be left without a prayer! I laughed and said, "Now
that's why everyone needs at least 'One little prayer"." |
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Silk ScrollsSilk is a most
wonderful fabric and doesn't mildew. Kimonos that are 5,000
years old and look as beautiful as they did when new are
living testimony to the resilience of silk. Bring in during
winter storms.
If you wash your banner you may iron it on the back side on a 'cotton' setting. The banners are about 23 to 24 inches long and about 6 inches wide and are hung from a black nylon cord with a small brass bell, which will add an additional 5 to 7 inches to the wall hanging. The silk banner may be hung in your garden creating a quiet healing force. If exposed to the elements in time the silk may become 'earthtiqued' and can later be buried in the soil . |
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Petite Silk ScrollEach banner is hand made of silk noil, a protein fiber,
hand sewn and hand screened. It may be hung outdoors in a
tree or under a porch or deck overhang. Silk is a most
wonderful fabric and doesn't mildew. Kimonos that are 5,000
years old and look as beautiful as they did when new are
living testimony to the resilience of silk. Bring in during
winter storms.
If you wash your banner you may iron it on the back side on a 'cotton' setting. |
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GreetingsWords and messages used over thousands of years to welcome and bid farewell to others have long attracted me...the open hand, the handshake, used to convey that you are a safe and unthreatening person have always gone a long way toward the path to peace.
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Zen BellsThe Zen Bell hangs from a cord that is hand beaded with sea shells, bamboo, painted bamboo, glass, bone and mala (prayer) beads and combines a Chinese coin replica with a hand crafted porcelain 'shard' with the OM symbol. Each bell's beading will be different. |
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Silk Origami Crane MobileIn Japan cranes have long been considered a metaphorical representation of the 'family' and 'peace'. Just as all families confront problems and personalities that are often quite challenging, through compassion and a sense of belonging most all issues are worked out. Looking at our earth, meaning both the nations of the world and nature, as our essential family too, quite naturally we will make moves to embrace all life with concern and caring. As John Muir, founder of The Sierra Club, once said,"We are all hitched together!'. It is to this personal philosophy that I have designed these mobiles, hanging the silk origami cranes on black nylon cord with black onyx, freshwater pearls and bamboo beads between the silk prayer flags which are hung on bamboo, about 6 inches wide. The little silk flags are about 5 inches square. They hang about 30 inches down from the top of the cord to the bottom silk origami crane on a Chinese coin. |
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Candle LanternsShoji Lanterns (with hand printed fiberglass covers that looks like'rice paper') |
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Shoji Night LightsAll the designs on the fiberglass Shoji Lantern covers (that look like 'rice paper') |
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