Screen printed patch “Ascension”
This illustration symbolizes the platonic theory of the ascension of the soul to the realm of the ideas after the death of the body that inhabited it. In this transcendental realm that Plato and the Gnostics of the later ages imagined as the source of every worldly existence, the soul was able to view the essences and thus become omniscient while waiting to be reborn into a new mortal shell. The snake, that has been a symbol of wisdom in ancient cultures and still is in western occultism, serves as a symbol of the soul, that ascends to the heavenly realm of the ideas, symbolized by the moon within the sun. The skull at the bottom of the illustration denotes the mortal shell inhabiting the soul and letting it go after its death. This illustration was originally drawn for the “inktober” of 2018.
ca. 17 x 12 cm. This patch is designed by myself and screen printed by my partner in our home. Each patch is printed and cut individually by hand. The inks I use are eco friendly water based screen printing inks, the fabric is sourced from a small local fabric store.
IMPORTANT INFO: After they're sewn on the patches are machine-washable at 40°C. To avoid fraying please make sure to use stitches that go around the edge (like buttonhole stitches) rather than stitching parallel to the edge.
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