Men-An-Tol Canvas Print

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Men-An-Tol means "Hole in stone" in Cornish.
This holed stone thought to be remains of a stone circle. Thought to be that the holed stone is the remains of a Neolithic tomb, primarily because holed stones have been found in conjunction with the entrances to burial chambers.

The doughnut-shaped stone is best known for the traditional belief that it had the power to heal illnesses. To cure rickets and tuberculosis, naked children were passed through the hole three times and then dragged through the grass three times toward the east. Adults seeking cure from rheumatism or spinal troubles crawled through the hole nine times against the sun.
Also know as “The Crick Stone' (‘The Devil's Eye’).
Copyright 2018 by Vicki Lea Eggen, All rights reserved

I have always looked at the world through a creative lens. From a very young girl, I have been drawn to capture the pieces of life that move me so deeply. With my drawings, my photographs, as well as my music and poetry- I have journeyed to express the depth and the beauty that compels me. Discovering the world of Photoshop, I have found a place where I can combine my "tools" of expression, drawing out the emotion of the beauty that I find so compelling. Many times- my photographs capture the vision and the feeling that led me to take the picture... But often- I use my countless folders of photographs that I have taken- of trees, leaves, rivers, clouds... forests etc.; And I use them as my paintbrush, to "paint" the pictures I...