Fall Thanksgiving Harvest: 32" x 58"
Handspun, un-dyed Churro wool
 The Hebrew
word for "offering" derives from the word "bring close."
Thus, it is the intent of a sacrifice to bring one closer to the source
of life, bounty, love, and forgiveness. In ancient
Israel, people brought sacrifices to the Temple for several reasons: peace,
expiation of sin, thanksgiving, and payment for a crime. In addition,
each of the Hebrew festivals required unique offerings. These ceremonies
called for meticulous attention to detail. Supplicants needed to select
the finest produce, and it was necessary to make the sacrifices in their
proper order.The seven-day
Fall harvest festival, Succoth, was especially rich in offerings. Protocol
required thirteen of one particular item for the first day, twelve on
the second, eleven on the third, and so on down to seven on the seventh
day.The pattern
in this weaving represents that descending numerical series. Beginning
with a thirteen inch stripe at the top, the seven stripes' lengths decrease
to seven inches at the bottom. |