tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426331239878441437.post2573430559579773275..comments2024-03-25T11:05:45.742-04:00Comments on The Embroiderer's Story: The Seven Virtues?Thistle Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902743321404395332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426331239878441437.post-69855473426104415832016-11-24T03:56:45.904-05:002016-11-24T03:56:45.904-05:00Really interesting find, Trish - and one which poi...Really interesting find, Trish - and one which points to a statement of religious protest in an culture of repression. I've seen a book binding on a religious text which conspicuously leaves out charity but includes faith, hope, and the Catholic symbol of a Pyx. Faith holding the snake seems to point in the same direction and holds, as was typical of the time, bivalency, allowing it to be interpreted in several possible ways - one way if you're 'in the know' and another way if you want to protect your thoughts from prying hostile minds. This need for self-expression, yet safety in these conditions can be found in other societies and situations - look up 'ketman', for example. Leon Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983010384733415892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426331239878441437.post-72675978298603692162014-01-17T09:57:46.836-05:002014-01-17T09:57:46.836-05:00and dont forget the leopard and the lion~ what eve...and dont forget the leopard and the lion~ what ever it is, I like it. I looked thru all the pieces the other day, and this was by far my favorite...second piece being lot 387, in particular the shading of the blues~ FABULOUS!Rachael Kinnisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com