If I had a time machine, the first place that would pop into my head to visit would be Henry VIII's court. It would obviously have to be as a fly on the wall or I'd be in danger of being beheaded or
boiled to death or subjected to some other imaginative and painful demise, but I've always found it fascinating. Reading about the customs of other times and comparing them to our own reveals a lot about humanity in general and usually about how good we've got it.
Anyway, when pomegranates were mentioned
over here, one of the first things I thought of was Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife's, family emblem. So my design of birds and pomegranate trees uses the faded colours of a tapestry from that time.
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| Tudor Tapestry |
You can see a whole load of great pomegranate designs and vote for the best
here!
This is perfect for fall.. do you have plans to sell this one at Spoonflower? It would be great for my new drapes :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Nabula.. I have now :D
DeleteThis is beautiful Cally. I studied Elizabethan designs for a while, they are lovely too with all kinds of hidden insects.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicky! All those old designs are so inspiring aren't they - do you ever look at the V&A Collection Pages? In this pattern I wanted to mix the more modern motif with those faded colours; I'm glad you like it :)
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