 Celebrate!
Celebrate is my name for this 4 of wands interpretation.
I was immediately struck by the fact that unlike the majority
of the deck, the traditional interpretations of this card
and its reversed meaning are the same.
This card is about prosperity, peace and harmony. I wanted
to create a joyful happy card. I used a rainbow of bright
colors and free motion appliqué techniques to construct
the quilt. "Free motion" work can be loose and
playful.
Tarot practitioner, Isabel Radow Kliegman, includes the
sharing of one's bounty with others in her interpretation
of this card. It is more wonderful to be surrounded by
plenty when it is given freely to others as well. My women
do not hang back. They come out to meet the viewer.
The Four of Wands often has a prominent canopy of fruits
and flowers (held by 4 strong stakes), with 2 figures
beneath it. The traditional figures are sometimes seen
as a man and woman, sometimes as two women. To me, the
canopy also represents the traditional Jewish wedding
canopy, or chuppah. My quilt celebrates the committed
love of two people, regardless of gender, race or ethnicity.
Let us peacefully and joyfully honor love wherever it
grows. Hence, my canopy is made of the traditional quilt
Double Wedding Ring.
Alexandra Wright
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Website: Thread
Dreams
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