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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Cathedrals of Man and Nature

Ceiling embroidery


Sky stitching


Living in the same space.

Stone cutwork.


Leafy cutwork.



Hand painted sentinels of the cathedral.

Nature misted woodland sentinels.

Cathedral and tree living side by side.


England's St. Alban's Cathedral by the way....
parts of which date back to 1077...
but there was a shrine to St. Alban here in 429.


It is hard to wrap my mind around
the passage of time from then to now.
Hard to imagine all the footsteps
that have worn stone floors to a 'thread'.....
and the lives...
and the stories.


Don't know how old the trees are!
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12 comments:

  1. deanna7trees30 April 2011 at 12:40

    amazing ceiling. can't imagine how it was constructed. wish i could go back in time.

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  2. kaiteM30 April 2011 at 18:43

    i had a closer look at that ceiling, exquisite, esp the leaf designs. Is it painted? i could still see the timbers underneath.
    Thanks for showing it, and i can't get my head around that passage of time either.

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  3. Katie1 May 2011 at 15:16

    What wonderful photos...and that ceiling embroidery...oh,wow!

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  4. Magpie's Mumblings1 May 2011 at 20:16

    Wow! I love the comparisons between man-made and nature, which definitely made me think how much nature does influence what we do. Great photos!

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  5. Suzanna2 May 2011 at 00:45

    I just love the carved sentinels all in different postures...

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  6. Anne Marie - Toronto2 May 2011 at 09:29

    The majesty of both is amazing!

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  7. Penny Berens2 May 2011 at 11:36

    Deanna - and think of the generations of families of masons that it took to build these mighty cathedrals.

    Kaite - Painted.

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  8. Penny Berens2 May 2011 at 11:42

    Katie - It is really painted, just looks like embroider.

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  9. Anonymous2 May 2011 at 19:57

    wonderful how humans,down through the ages,have found inspiration in the natural world and the patterns that surround us. beautiful images, thank you.

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  10. Penny Berens2 May 2011 at 20:54

    MA And that is why it is so important we understand our surroundings.

    Suzanna - They must be specific saints - unknown to me.

    AM - Man can build amazing things.

    Onesmallstitch - you're welcome and thanks for dropping by.

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  11. Storycloth2 May 2011 at 23:02

    Uplifting Penny- thank you so much for this beautiful post - cathedrals inside me. Gilly

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  12. Bobbie Casey4 May 2011 at 17:24

    Beautiful - just beautiful!

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