Ullr is the soul bridge of winter, the timeless link between dark and light. Many are the animals who are part of the deep forest, dark night myths; reindeer, lynx, raven, wolf, coyote, animals who flow with the wind without barrier.

Original talisman, handmade of porcelain clay, leather & copper
Talisman is ~ 2 x 1 inches, total necklace length 16 inches..
$45.00 USD free shipping. (Sale & shipment to US & Canada only)

SOLD

Two of us find ourselves called away. We are canceling the last weekend of our open studio with apologies and an invitation to be welcomed by appointment another time.

Ellie took this photo of me on the patio during our open studio. I am wearing an Ullr talisman - you can get a sense of scale.

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At right is another Ullr talisman.  They are each unique, handmade of high fire porcelain and leather. This group of talismans represent the animals who wander the branches of the Yggdrasil tree.  They are the “hidden ones” who form a link between spirit and earth.

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Come for the wildflowers

Visit some of the desert’s creative artists

Photo above: El Nino, by Ellie Tyler

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March winds
filled with rain

Sky patterns
dull glimmers

Sap flowing again
fragrant promises rise from the river     pull softly

A snow pool ripples
soon it will be migrating
North
on the back of the wind

Wind and cloud

Riding over the coast hills

A taste of salt and snow

settles onto clear cuts and farmland

along the Oregon coast

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Before the first buds

fragrance arrives

frost blooms still, among the small stones

but sweetness nudges, burrows

making space for green

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This is the culprit.

I believe him to be brother to the sweet faced girl who visits

Not many mornings ago I awakened to a most noxious odor. I looked at Ulli-Maki and he at me, our eyes watering as we headed into the living room. We’d been tagged. There is nothing like testosterone laden cat sign to greet you in the morning. Not only had we been tagged, but later when we went out to investigate, we found tags on every side of the house.  “You are under the protection of cats,”  was proclaimed to the four directions.

Near each scented post was a pattern of cat paw prints with the final deep scratches in sand pointing to the mark.  Ulli gave each sign his complete attention, tasting the air, sniffing, inspecting the sandy writing carefully. Instead of being annoyed as I expected, he added his paw prints and scratches to the sand. He went along the walls noting, inspecting, adding his stamps of approval. Then he waltzed back into the house satisfied.

So we live under the protection of cats. The odor dissipates, and the guy above comes by on a regular basis to refresh. Currently, we have a band of loony adolescent chaparral coyotes coming in close, skulking in the bushes. Perhaps we really have been placed under the protection of the big cats. If I have to live with this smell, I at least want to believe in some higher purpose….

Smoke and damp leaves

Flickers of light swirl in a last dance with dark branches

Promises slip into secret places
Underearth

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