I began exploring traditions associated with Valentine’s Day and developed those linked to apples as they related to my own childhood. Twisting the stem of an apple whilst singing boys names, letting the peel fall to reveal a letter, counting the number of seeds and piercing the skin with the stem were my main focus. [...]
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Valentine Apples
Posted in my own work, Valentine's Brief, tagged apples, books, traditions, Valentine on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Research images
Posted in Valentine's Brief on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Research
Posted in Valentine's Brief, tagged St Valentine's Day, Valentine on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The main focus of this brief was to research the origins of St Valentine’s Day. There are a number of St Valentines that the day could be representative of but the general belief is that it is Valentine of Rome that lead to the current celebration. Since Rome was at the time involved in many [...]
