Category Archives: Art

Old Priest’s Parlour… Stuart France

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Where silver trees have bent their bough O’er sleepy village streets, we go to solve the riddle of the stones A scattered presence in a row. * To nourish soul and body’s need- A place where ancient bards ovate, … Continue reading →

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Burning Bush… Stuart France

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* So, what to say of this banner? It is a work of art, certainly. It is a work of art which transcends the medieval style of its composition, although, the ‘S’ as an ‘eight’ and the ‘M’ as an … Continue reading →

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Blinded by the light… Stuart France

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* So, we return to the quest. And turn shining eyes to the south. Not that we ever left it, yet the churches had definitely ‘fallen off-line’… Until Skipton. Until one particular stained-glass window in Skipton. It is tempting to … Continue reading →

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The Star of St George… Stuart France

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* In a green hill, the hollow green hills, a dragon sleeps, tonight. * The red cross on the white shield of St. George is made up of red scales like the scales of the red dragon that wakes at … Continue reading →

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Clues III… Stuart France

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “Well, it has taken a while, but I think we can be fairly certain that this particular example of the symbolist’s art has something to do with the number eight.” “‘Fairly certain’? ‘Something to do with’? It is hardly … Continue reading →

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Bridging the Gap… Stuart France

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We commence with a square plot of green grass which we designate ‘Earth’. * We desire to stretch our boundaries and expand. This desire seems to manifest most at the pointed corners of our square plot of land. * From … Continue reading →

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Pieces of Eight … Stuart France

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Eight can be interpreted as a resonance of unitary division. Cell mitosis, whereby one cell divides and becomes two, is an eight stage process. * Source: Stuart France

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Nine less One… Stuart France

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* The notion of a simultaneous end and beginning is an important one in nature. It is the principle that underlies periodicity in the cycles of life and their renewal. It is the primary principle of eight-ness. * Source: Stuart … Continue reading →

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Field of Nine… Stuart France

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* (8) Full… Waxing Gibbous First Quarter Waxing Crescent New… Waning Crescent Last Quarter Waning Gibbous (8) Full… “Which appears to be equating ‘newness’ with ’emptiness’?” “It is impossible to be the sun.” * Source: Stuart France