This Book of Deer Seafarer kilt arrived right before I left and instantly went from it's mailing package into my suitcase with barely a breath of PA air inbetween. The painting on it was originally painted on a pillowcase by a fellow sailor on the designer's Grandfather's ship. Is that so interesting? I feel as if sailors and soldiers are often depicted as these rough, manly men, but there's actually a wealth of art that has come from ships. Have you seen a Sailor's Valentine (which were probably not made by the sailors, but it is still secretly my dream to receive one of these one day)? There's a wealth of other examples of detailed artwork historically coming from sailors--from knots to intricately carved pipes and pieces of bone. The pillowcase-now-skirt feels almost like a piece of history and depicts a ship on a stormy sea and the weather certainly echoed that image on our day--perhaps it even summoned it. Winds and rain had kept us inland most of my visit to Northern Ireland, but we braved the weather on this day for a drive down to a cute coastal town in Ireland. These pictures were taken quickly on a small beach between rain showers--you can see the mountains of Northern Ireland on the other side of the water.
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