St. Hallvards Wake May 15th.

 

In Norwegian:

Hallvardsok, Hallvards messe.

 

Catholic:

In remembrance of the Norwegian saint Hallvard (1020- 1043) which was murdered and then thrown into the Drammens fjord with a millstone bound to his neck. The reason was that he did protect a woman who had been stealing. According to legend his corpse returned to surface still bound to the millstone. 

 

Old tradition:

St. Hallvard is the patron of the city of Oslo.

3 days before and after this day is the best time of year to sow.

The livestock should now be able to find their food outdoors.

 

 

Engraved sign:

A millstone, a plate containing seed.

My stick has a sign which could be both, so I chose to make an ordinary millstone.

This is a hand drawing, not a stamp. I find it even more interesting to make drawings, paint them and then work on them in picasa. In fact I use quite much time in picasa to achieve the result I'm after. And it's so fun too, I never notice the time while working.

This way of doing it has opened so many new things to me, and new ideas of things to try. I can work for an hour before some magic happens, and it's interesting to see how different each piece reacts to different tools in picasa.