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blue Hare

shelagh atkinson

Dimensions
2x17x1cm

beasts, metaphors for aspects of the world which have moved me. The hare, hase, nousagi, lepre, Lepus, lebre, Liebre, zajec, quyon,, ysgyfarnog, umvundia...........

In many languages in many traditions the hare is a significant symbol, a powerful force in nature associated with creative wisdom, transformation, intuition, its presence speaks of new beginnings and opportunities.
 

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