Alfredo Cattabiani in his book "Florario" writes that
till the Ancient Egypt the fir (Abies alba) is considered the tree of
the nativity. In Greece ot was sacred to Artemis, the Moon. In North
Europe and Northern Asia the fir is considered a Cosmic Tree, tied to
the winter solstice.
In
the Middle Age in Norse and in ancient Germanic territories, a fir was
brought inside home and decorated with wreaths, painted eggs and sweets.
Only in 1840, at French Court, the fir became the Christmas Tree.
Also
this year I've made Christmas trees in miniature, some very little,
protected under glass domes, some larger, always in 1/12 scale.
I've
covered the trees with white paint, decorated with beads, bows, tiny
glitters; a very useful pick up tools, with a sticky tip, helped me: the
Pinflair, you can see it on Joanna Sheen website.
These little trees are better than my real Christmas tree, maybe I'll post some picture of it... maybe.
Il mini scenario di abeti innevati nella campana di vetro è incantevole! Sembra di sentire l'odore dell'inverno, la voce del silenzio, l'attesa di tutte le piccole creature che, sicuramente, sono lì nascoste tra i rami.
RispondiEliminaIl Florario... quanti ricordi! ;)
Grazie! :D Userò spesso il florario nei prossimi post e non sarà l'unica fonte di ispirazione ;)
Elimina