The Travelling Bard - Handwoven Stefánia

Named after the character Gabrielle in the tv series Xena: Warrior Princess who is often remembered for her sense of morality, her evolution from farm girl to fierce warrior but it is often overlooked that she was the bard before she was the warrior; writing and recording the escapades of Xena's exploits and their adventures together. Each part of the wall hanging has meanings tied to the physical world. One notable meaning is the stefánia has a round shape that represents the earth’s physical shape. The webs, depending on what herbs, talisman's or intents the piece is created with, can encourage good luck, good health, fertility, good crops harvests, symbolize joy and longevity, to ward off evil spirits, encourage psychic dreams, promote sleep, to celebrate victory for returning heroes, to aid memory, ward of death, placed on coffins to ensure safe passage to the underworld often spoken of as the dreamscape, to calm the soul and absorb terrible dreams at night discharging them during the day. The beaded and often sea-shelled adornments elaborately decorate the hanging to enhance its power. This shape holds space for the good energy that circulates the world. Each piece is weaved with love and female energy saged & are created with the purpose of bringing protective energy to the person they guard & no two are made the same. There are beads from Buddhist symbols/centrepieces, crystals, locally sourced feature pieces, repurposed jewellery & shells from the Aegean Sea.