Hello Wild Soul,
As we reach this month’s New Moon, I have been thinking a lot about journeys.
For the last 3 years, we have enjoyed watching a pair of swallows return to the farm where we live. Their arrival, around the end of April has come to mark the peak of spring for me. We watch as the pair rekindle their bond after their long journey before they set about building their nest from clay and grass. They raise 2 or 3 broods throughout the summer months, before they get ready to embark on their big journey back to Africa as the summer wanes.
Thinking of the journey ahead of them and their little ones is awe-inspiring, to say the least, and I treasure the months that they make themselves at home here.
One of the things I have come to love most about trees are the journeys they can take us on as we walk beside them. As a kid, I was fascinated by tracing tree rings with my finger, imagining the years each ring represented.
Now, as we work with trees more deeply, each stage of the process feels like part of a journey. Walking the land, being drawn to different trees, spending time getting to know them, visiting often, being guided to a piece of wood, giving thanks, drying it, sensing when it is ready to work with, cutting, shaping, sanding, oiling. Throughout this beautiful, often slow process, a connection is formed and deepened, and much is exchanged along the way.
New Moon Collection
As the moon has waned this month, we have been drawn to working with woods with beautiful spalting patterns. I have once again, found myself tracing my finger across their marks and am reminded of maps, rivers, and pathways in these pieces. I would love to know what you see?
This collection is a celebration of journeys. Journeys of connection; to the earth, to ourselves, and to forming networks that inspire and nurture ourselves and others.
In store now
Beech trees are connecting to other trees through vast, underground networks where they communicate, protect, and share resources with one another.
Energetic qualities of Beech include; Inspiration, Communication, Community, Connection & Nurturing
Apple energy can support us when we are feeling tired, depleted, and unenthused to bring a vibrancy back to our days and remind us of the abundance within.
Energetic qualities of Apple include; Abundance, Nourishment, Magic, Earth Connection, Health
Ash trees have strong associations to the Sun, growing strong and tall. They are one of the first trees to let go of their leaves come autumn, often while the leaves are still green, guiding us in the art of moving forward and transformation.
Energetic qualities of Ash include; Direction, Strength, Protection, Transformation
We hope you love these pieces as much as we did crafting them. Perhaps the next part of their journey will be with you?
Wishing you some grounded moments of connection this New Moon,
Nic x
Wild Fen 