Marian rumpu Maria's drum

         Rummun kehä on ulkopuolelta haapaa ja sisältä pihlajaa. Kalvo on poroa, solmuvärjätty sienillä. Pohjantähti, Taivaannaula suojelee rumpua ja Aurinkopyörä on nousemassa taivaankannelle. Kuviot on maalattu öljyväreillä, kehälle on piirretty Kuun vaiheet, sidonta seuraa niitä: 1/4 yhtä sidontaa, 1/4 toista ja sama uudelleen.

Kehässä on Kuu, haapa ja Aurinko, pihlaja. Käsittelin sen mehiläisvahalla.

Rumpu tuntuu napakalta, suorastaan päällepäsmäriltä, sillä on suora energia, mutta myös huumorintajua - kunhan työt on hoidettu. Se on naisten rumpu, Kuun tyttärien.

The hoop is combined with aspen on the outside and rowan on the outside, the skin is reindeer and knot dyed   with mushroom. North Star is watching over the drum as Sun is climbing to the skies. I painted the design with oil colours. The laceing is following the Lunar cycle iluustrated on the out side of the loop: 1/4 laced in the first style, 1/4 in the second - and over again.

The Moon, aspen and the Sun, rowan are both in the beeswax finished hoop.

The drum has very vigorous and determined feeling, the energy is very straight forward but it still has a sense of humour - as long as the work is done properly. It's Women's Drum, drum of the Daughters of the Moon.

Meeting the fantastic drum maker: Jonttu

I had the good fortune to meet Jonttu in the Spring of 2010. Jonttu is a fabulous drum maker. Since then, we have exchanged many ideas. We have also traded many items that are easily available to us in our own countries but difficult to otherwise obtain.

I am quite impressed with the reindeer drum Jonttu made for me! Jonttu put a huge amount of time and energy into this drum and made it with great ceremony on the Summer Solstice.