Good Luck Fabric Wall Hanging

Tapestry-like wall hanging with silver pomegranate ornament. Throughout the ages the pomegranate has been a symbol of eternal life, fertility, good luck & abundance. The ancient Greeks believed the fruit was planted by the goddess, Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology), & today the fruit continues to have symbolic significance for Greeks. On New Year's Eve it is traditional to toss a pomegranate on the ground to ensure good luck & prosperity in the coming year. Guests often bring pomegranates to a new house to wish the owner abundance & luck & pomegranates are often broken at weddings to ensure fertility & happiness to the bride & groom. Having in mind the richness of the pomegranate's history, I wanted to include this lovely fruit in my cutout fabric designs. As children we would cut & paste various paper shapes to create pictures. The great artist, Henri Matisse, created his exquisite paper cutout masterpieces. I use a similar method to make my wall hangings. Pieces of fabric are first carefully cut out, then joined to other pieces & finally machine sewn to create my designs. Each wall hanging has between 10-25 cutouts & often includes symbols of good luck & harmony: circles, coins, eye symbols, etc. And, of course, the lovely pomegranate. I use only high quality fabrics & all my wall hangings are fully lined with a sleeve in back to hold a rod for hanging. A gift for all occasions: housewarming, anniversary, birthday, newborn. Good Luck Fabric Wall Hanging