Wheel of the Year Wardrobe - Dorset Button - Original

Shield earring 2025

Pencil Drawing

I bought this pair of earrings from a Scottish witch, writer and jewellery maker, Allyson Shaw. They were described as “Pictish shields”. Here is some information about the Picts rom the website Dig It Scotland:

“‘Pict’ comes from the Roman name Picti, meaning “painted people” and it is traditionally thought to refer to the practice of tattooing or body painting. This term was first used around 1,700 years ago and was developed to distinguish between Roman and non-Roman Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of the British Isles. It has subsequently come to refer to a group of people who lived in what is now Scotland.”

I feel like a modern day shield maiden when I wear them.

This drawing is has a black MDF frame with glass and metal hanging cord. It will be well packaged and sent recorded delivery.

This is an original artwork created for the Wheel of the Year exhibition at Oil and Oak Gallery 7th February - 30th April 2025