December 10, 2015

The World of Christmas - Photography and Decorations by Sarah Myers

Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, camel, angel, star, sheep, soldier, figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, paper, cut, designs, gold, red, blue, green
The Christmas Tree
Sarah Myers
   Christmas draws near. The fragrance of fir-branches fills the house, the sparkle of lights catches the eye; we count the days one by one. We pretend that our tree has been caught under a snowfall of great flakes as large across as a cake or a halo. The ornaments we hang on the boughs are brightly coloured and toy-like. Joy is always full of beauty, but it is not always serious. So we have a camel, thinking of the Wise Men on their long, expectant journey across the desert; and an angel in a gold robe, announcing the birth of the child who is God; and a sheep for the shepherds, the ones who saw an open heaven and the choirs singing eternal glory. Then we have other little figures with no significance except happiness and cheer... We know that our tiny decorations, our songs, our twinkling lights, cannot express the splendor of the world of Christmas. They only express our happiness in its reality, and in the presence of that reality with us - every day, but perhaps more closely felt, more rich and more dear to us now as we hold to the light in the darkness, to the songs in the night, to a sudden glimpse of the eternal. 
Snowflakes and ornaments, except for the glass soldier Sandro and the glass pendants, are my handwork.
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, angel, figures, small, paper, flying, Christ-child, birth, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live
The Angel
Sarah Myers

Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, camel, small, paper, animal, wise men, colourful,  figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live
The Camel
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, animal, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, paper, small, tiny, sheep, figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, lamb
The Sheep
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, star, soldier, figures, lady, dancer, box, small, tiny, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, Sandro
Sandro and Little Dancer
The glass soldier is from Italy.  Other decorations are my own.
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, glass, red, green, gold, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live
The Red Globe
Glass from Roumania.
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, camel, angel, star, sheep, soldier, figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, paper, cut, designs, flowers, snowfall, snowstorm
Snowfall and Ornaments
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, blue, gold, pendant, Roumania, palm-trees, pineapples, paper, cut, designs, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live
Blue Glass and Palm-tree Snowflake
Glass from Roumania
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, camel, angel, star, sheep, soldier, figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, paper, cut, designs, side, window, light
Christmas Tree and Snowflakes
Sarah Myers
Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, star, soldier, figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, paper, cut, designs, red, gold, Sandro, snowstorm
Snowstorm
Sarah Myers

Christmas, holiday, tree, snowflakes, decorations, decor, noel, navidad, winter, lights, sparkle, ornament, camel, angel, star, sheep, soldier, figures, Christmastime, Weihnachten, interior, decor, art, handmade, joy, happiness, ornate, beautiful, handiwork, charm, photography, Sarah Myers, glass, fir, live, paper, cut, designs
Christmas Tree
Sarah Myers

3 comments:

  1. It is really beautiful, I love your wonderful description of the Christmas season and of course, all these nice ornaments you've made ...
    A great paint job on all those little figures, congratulations !!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank you so much dear Belén! Some of the little ornaments have been travelling with us for many years, unpainted, white - this year they were finally able to climb the tree in their new colours!
    I so appreciate your kind words!!
    Sarah

    ReplyDelete
  3. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete