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lupagreenwolfFirst, a few links:
Don't Wait Until Spring Cleaning to Declutter After Christmas - good reasons to get unused resources back into cycle NOW
Call for submissions: Pagan science fiction anthology
The new Fur, Hide and Bone 'zine is out! I have writing and a picture featured in it :) Only $4!
My newest myth over at Therioshamanism - the Four Foxes of the Seasons!
That last link is, well, linked to my very newest creation....
Drumroll, please--'cause it's a drum!
SOLD!!!!!! However, I can make another, either like this one or with a different design, adornments, etc. :)
Materials: deerskin drum skin, yellow cedar drum frame, acrylic paint, red fox tail, Arctic fox tail, gray fox tail, silver fox tail, yarn, brass bells, coyote bone, leather
Diameter: 13"
Depth: app. 3"
Description: I've had this idea for this drum for a while, and finally got it all put together. I made this 13" frame drum from a handmade yellow cedar hoop frame, and a deerskin rawhide head; deerskin is more expensive than the more common goatskin, but I prefer both the color and the tone.
I painted four foxes--Arctic, Silver, Red, and Gray. There's even a free story that I wrote about these foxes, a myth in the old storytelling traditions. You can read it here: http://therioshamanism.com/2011/12/29/the-foxes-of-the-four-seasons/ - each of the symbols painted over the foxes on the drum represents a part of the story. The paint has been sealed with several layers of acrylic sealing spray to help protect it.
Underneath the drum I've tied four fox tails, again one each of Arctic, silver, red and gray. They're tied onto the lacing with hand-braided secondhand yarn; this does not affect the sound of the drum. The long ends of the yarn come out and trail down the fronts of the tails to add extra decoration.
Also on the yarn there are four small brass bells. These are rather drowned out by the drum beats during drumming, but if you simply shake the drum from side to side, they make a lovely chiming sound! A wonderful thing if you're doing work that requires a more delicate sound to bring about energy.
The beater is a cleaned and bleached coyote leg bone with a coat of acrylic sealant to help protect it. The end of the bone has been padded, and wrapped in a layer of black leather reclaimed from a coat. I added a fringe of red fox fur and a bit more braided yarn around the base of the head as well. The entire beater is 7 3/4" long from end to end.
I've worked to bring together high-quality materials, but what of the sound? This drum has a lovely voice with no soft or off-tone spots. It has a surprisingly deep voice due to the depth of the hoop, and has great volume. It sounds wonderful either with the beater or hand! This makes it a perfect drum for any setting, whether at a drum circle as part of a chorus of percussion, or in personal shamanic use. It's even sensitive enough that you can use the drum and the bells quietly in a thin-walled apartment.
As with all of my creations, this drum has been ritually purified as part of my shamanic practice. It has been specifically created for shamanic and other spiritual work, and a lot of Fox totem energy, as well as the spirits of the animals (fox fur, deer skin, coyote bone, cow leather) whose remains have been incorporated into the drum and beater, has been imbued in this project. This is no wall hanger, but a drum made by a practicing shaman for spiritual work!
Don't Wait Until Spring Cleaning to Declutter After Christmas - good reasons to get unused resources back into cycle NOW
Call for submissions: Pagan science fiction anthology
The new Fur, Hide and Bone 'zine is out! I have writing and a picture featured in it :) Only $4!
My newest myth over at Therioshamanism - the Four Foxes of the Seasons!
That last link is, well, linked to my very newest creation....
Drumroll, please--'cause it's a drum!
SOLD!!!!!! However, I can make another, either like this one or with a different design, adornments, etc. :)
Materials: deerskin drum skin, yellow cedar drum frame, acrylic paint, red fox tail, Arctic fox tail, gray fox tail, silver fox tail, yarn, brass bells, coyote bone, leather
Diameter: 13"
Depth: app. 3"
Description: I've had this idea for this drum for a while, and finally got it all put together. I made this 13" frame drum from a handmade yellow cedar hoop frame, and a deerskin rawhide head; deerskin is more expensive than the more common goatskin, but I prefer both the color and the tone.
I painted four foxes--Arctic, Silver, Red, and Gray. There's even a free story that I wrote about these foxes, a myth in the old storytelling traditions. You can read it here: http://therioshamanism.com/2011/12/29/the-foxes-of-the-four-seasons/ - each of the symbols painted over the foxes on the drum represents a part of the story. The paint has been sealed with several layers of acrylic sealing spray to help protect it.
Underneath the drum I've tied four fox tails, again one each of Arctic, silver, red and gray. They're tied onto the lacing with hand-braided secondhand yarn; this does not affect the sound of the drum. The long ends of the yarn come out and trail down the fronts of the tails to add extra decoration.
Also on the yarn there are four small brass bells. These are rather drowned out by the drum beats during drumming, but if you simply shake the drum from side to side, they make a lovely chiming sound! A wonderful thing if you're doing work that requires a more delicate sound to bring about energy.
The beater is a cleaned and bleached coyote leg bone with a coat of acrylic sealant to help protect it. The end of the bone has been padded, and wrapped in a layer of black leather reclaimed from a coat. I added a fringe of red fox fur and a bit more braided yarn around the base of the head as well. The entire beater is 7 3/4" long from end to end.
I've worked to bring together high-quality materials, but what of the sound? This drum has a lovely voice with no soft or off-tone spots. It has a surprisingly deep voice due to the depth of the hoop, and has great volume. It sounds wonderful either with the beater or hand! This makes it a perfect drum for any setting, whether at a drum circle as part of a chorus of percussion, or in personal shamanic use. It's even sensitive enough that you can use the drum and the bells quietly in a thin-walled apartment.
As with all of my creations, this drum has been ritually purified as part of my shamanic practice. It has been specifically created for shamanic and other spiritual work, and a lot of Fox totem energy, as well as the spirits of the animals (fox fur, deer skin, coyote bone, cow leather) whose remains have been incorporated into the drum and beater, has been imbued in this project. This is no wall hanger, but a drum made by a practicing shaman for spiritual work!
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