i lovingly birthed this sacred red drum during the recent Capricorn waning crescent moon last week... She is on a stained + finished 16-inch maple lightweight hoop... i painted her face with the waning crescent moon in gold acrylics on a beautiful dyed red elk spirit... The inside of the hoop is stained in red ochre... the handle is finished in a soft red felt and the four-direction ties wrapped in gold sinew... the mallet handle is wood burned with a dyed red moose leather top pocket... During the birthing process i found her spirit to be one very happy drum... and i really enjoyed birthing her! I always open sacred space before i ever birth any drums or rattles - to create a sacred space for my guidance including our blessed earth Mother to come in + assist me... and it is this guidance that always leads the way... It’s interesting... since birthing my own personal drum over 25 years ago, i have found that every drum and that includes red drums that i have birthed, they all find their own voice... and i can’t control that - i have to get out of the way... oh, there have been times when i’ve been lax and have attempted to control or push how a drum is to birthed... and, often, most times, the birthing process ends up so much harder and sometimes, i have had to re-birth the drum all over again... because of my pushing... So, i have learned a lot over the years of being a drum maker... a drum birther... it is imperative that i hold + create this birthing process as a very sacred act... as i am birthing a new drum that represents the voice of blessed earth Mother... who am i to think it’s ‘me’ doing this work?.. it is my dear Mother including all the guidance i have called in within my sacred container who is actually creating this sacred work... i am only the ‘hands’ making + birthing a sacred drum... and in this case, this beautiful red drum... With this particular “red drum”... once i was prepared, the hide was complete being dyed red + rehydrated as a living breathing spirit, my tools ready and my own sacred self holding the space, i was guided to simply get quiet... and meditate along with the pulse, the heartbeat of my dear Mother... i simply asked her beautiful, resonant voice to move through me to birth this lovely red drum... in spirit essence, together "we" are re-birthing/resurrecting this beautiful spirit... knowing the animal/animistic has preciously given their life to become this sacred drum... to become the blessed voice of our dear Mother... So... i got my own self out of the way to allow her stunning spirit to birth Her own way... The women’s red drum is very ancient holding much spirit... womyn’s spirit... representing the blood of our dear Mother and all women... birthing, rites of passage, our monthly blood cycles... our women’s mysteries... women have always drummed and are known to be the first drummers... women used to paint their drums with red ochre... that colour of red that comes directly from our earth mother... to represent our blood mysteries... our red drums were also used to invoke the great Goddess... Mother Gaia... and we as women are now reclaiming our rites, our ceremonies celebrating who we are as womyn who deeply care about our dear Mother goddess... i wrote more about how the herstory and spirit of the red drum revealed Herself to me here on my blog >> This red drum is awaiting her new care-taker to come forward when the time is right... If you would like to learn more about this sweet women’s red drum + have a wee listen, please feel free to visit my drum birthing shop page >> Also... if you would like to place a custom red drum or other type of drum, please don’t hesitate to contact me... pricing for my custom drum birthing is on my shop page here >> I also offer sacred drum birthing sessions twice a year (in the spring + fall) and private groups... For more info + upcoming dates about my drum birthing workshop intensives please visit this page here >> with brightest blessings + much love... weaverx (((o)))
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Wow... here's a blast from the past for throwback thursday today = holy whoa, look at that hair!!!... Yes, this photo is of me in my early 20's... i believe this shot was probably taken when i either worked at Carnegie Centre in the downtown Eastside of Vancouver back in the early 80's (i also ran their coffeehouse)... or just out of high school in the late 70's when i played in a jazz trio in Naramata, BC... Who knows... it was sooo long ago? What's so cool in this photo, is that this is the first drum-kit i have owned... This is the set that my dear mum gave me for my 10th birthday!... and, i had that kit forever... I have to say that my 10th birthday was the best ever... I recall my mum telling me on the morning of my birthday, "Make sure you get home from school as soon as you can today for a big surprise!"... and later, when i did get home, there, strewn in the front hallway were a whole set of drums - for me!!! WOW! I couldn't believe my eyes.... i wuz over the moon!!! ... It was the coolest thing my mum ever did... the bestest present ever... She had bought them used, though a local newspaper ad... They were certainly the ugliest, beat-up drums ever... as a previous owner had re-covered them with a gawd-awful green paisley wallpaper... plus, painted boldly on the front of the bass drum head, in VERY thick dark green oil paint, were the words, 'The Heard' ... and, stuffed inside that kick/bass drum was old crumpled up newspaper sheets (to dampen the sound i suspect) which dated back to the early 60's... Though, i didn't care... i loved my drums cuz they were MY drums... Eventually, i fixed them up and re-covered them... and they went everywhere with me ... even to Alert Bay when i worked for a short time and to the interior in Naramata + many other places.......... I didn't realize until years later, when i gifted the set to the Carnegie coffeehouse that some of the parts were indeed vintage + probably worth some good money... like the Ludwig snare drum (an LM 400!) though, i never told my mum! Apparently it's vintage and was one of the most recorded snare drums in music history... cool eh?... and, i had owned one. My drums rocked! I have to say that i'm thrilled to have this, a photo of them... such a wonder-full memory... Mum, you're simply the best! ... love you sooo much!... xoxo I explain why the 'big hair' in this post >> tee tee!! x (((o))) PS... it has been confirmed that the above photo was taken in the basement of McLaren Hall at Naramata Centre in about 1978 or 1979... |
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