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[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Paul the Hermit

227-342 Feast day: January 15 Patronage: basket weavers, clothing industry, hermits, weavers Saint Paul the Hermit, also called Paul of Thebes, a well educated Egyptian, was the first Christian hermit, embracing the life of solitude and penance. He fled to the desert to circumvent the Christian persecution of Decius and from plans of his brother to report him to authorities to gain control of his property. Paul lived as a vegetarian, using the leaves of a Palm tree for clothing. It’s said that a raven supplied him with bread. St. Anthony of Egypt was good friends with him and buried him, wrapped in a cloak given by St. Athanasius. St. Jerome wrote his biography.

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[12goldenberries]

From a photo shoot with @aganaq last week. Finding creative ways to showcase her amazing baskets when the light feels right. I love the contrast here of dark and light- Willow loves growing in damp and wet, and the hay field is the character of summer in the west- dry and parched. Like a basket weaves round and round to tell a story, it also captures time, place and season, I suppose. . . . . . . #oregon #baskets #basketweavers #willow #wicker #willowweaving #craftsposure #crafting #makethings #makersgonnamake #makersmovement #diycrafts #handmade #handwoven #woven #getoutandgather #wildernessculture #canonrebel #vsco (at Oregon)

[macys]

Macy's is a part of the Rwanda Path to Peace Project - in which we partner with women in Rwanda to make and sell baskets. Meet one of the basketweavers, Mukantabana Sperancia, and here her story: Only on mBLOG.