tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post7963201134811561667..comments2024-03-28T05:44:38.343-07:00Comments on Piecework Wallets & Things: (E)scape Goat ReduxGwen Diehnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-25632200320288442622014-05-25T17:53:28.842-07:002014-05-25T17:53:28.842-07:00Having lots of fun with that goat image!Having lots of fun with that goat image!Gwen Diehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-48036402153352674682014-05-25T17:52:57.917-07:002014-05-25T17:52:57.917-07:00I've seen a pre-Raphaelite painting of the sca...I've seen a pre-Raphaelite painting of the scapegoat, very eerie and sad. Yes, that same story. Poor goats. In the bestiary it says they were considered to symbolize fallen and sinful humanity. I think that could be read "lustful" humanity. The same bestiary says cats were a symbol of heretics!Gwen Diehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-22801346477320851192014-05-25T15:14:46.624-07:002014-05-25T15:14:46.624-07:00Love this! Glad you went your own way! ;)Love this! Glad you went your own way! ;)CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377152303529361161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-53785557178749600582014-05-25T10:37:55.991-07:002014-05-25T10:37:55.991-07:00Isn't there another goat-related story in the ...Isn't there another goat-related story in the Bible about how the ancient Israelites metaphorically "loaded" a goat with their sins and then cast it out of the village? THe first scape goat. I don't know why goats got such a raw deal -- maybe their cloven hooves? Their weird oval pupils? I like your revised Medieval e(scape) goat.Claudia MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129174274991976727noreply@blogger.com