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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Charming
Sculpture mix charms and ornaments in progress. The deer pattern is from a design by the wonderful Celtic artist Jen Delyth. I have an ornament of hers that I am using to make patterns in clay for my own use and enjoyment. Check out her art!
My favorite word--garsecg--from the Old English Beowulf is a kenning or poetic riddle-word for the sea. It means "the spear-man," perhaps the echo of a figure like the Norse Aegir or some other surly northern Neptune. In other texts, garsecg seems to be an adjective meaning "sea-like," "stormy" or "tempestuous."