The Unicorn - sculpting starts, August 2004

26 August 2004

26 August 2004

Inspired by the questions of a little girl two years ago, Jacky is carving this sycamore tree into a unicorn: the symbol of innocence and purity. Her research has revealed that the unicorn was thought originally to be a goat (it is shown with cloven hooves in medieval manuscripts), and is associated with the moon.

On the reverse side of the trunk, Jacky is going to carve some of the many flowers with symbolic meaning found in medieval tapestries and manuscripts. For example, mint which guards against poison.