01/08/2026
Today is Lammas day, a time of celebration of the harvest, rituals, gathering and thanks for the food which will sustain us and the seed which will grow again in the spring.
This year the harvest has been exceptionally early and the yield is much lower.
This first picture is a harvest maiden made from oats and simply dressed, traditionally other names used include Ivy Girl, Kirn and various spelling versions of this such as Kern, Kurn and Kyrn. Sometimes paper clothes were also used.
Picture 2 is a small harvest wreath made from oats, heritage wheat and rye, hat plait and recycled metal, beads and sequins. The background print is one of my own hand carved print blocks.
