Sacred Trees by Ron Schweitzer

Sacred Trees

This pattern is available from schoolhousepress.com for $7.99.

From Schoolhouse Press:

The second pattern in Ron’s Remembered Voices collection; a spectacular Fair Isle pullover in a rich pallet utilizing 11 of our Shetland Spindrift shades. The allover tree motif was developed from Celtic artwork, and is mirrored by the lower border, cuff and neck patterns. Complete charts and multiple sizes.

Print version comes in a 3-hole, archival quality sheet protector.

Ron writes:
“The design stimulus for this series is the art, the rituals, and the lives of indigenous Americans and their ancestors from North, Central and South America. They all lived in harmony with the natural world, and drew their livelihood from the land, the elements, animals, plants, and trees. Beliefs that certain trees are portals for spirit energy are central to many Native American civilizations. To the Salish Nation of the Pacific Northwest, the Arbutus tree was sacred; Mayan culture considered the Ceiba tree central to their mythology and cosmology; and the Aztecs venerated the Copal tree, whose wood provided incense believed to be the ‘scent of heaven’. Sacred Trees captures the essence of these and similar beliefs using 11 colors of Spindrift Shetland Wool and an allover tree motif I developed from Celtic artwork.”