RUNES

I make runes as a way to help you speak to yourself in a different way, for you to use them for guidance in working through trauma and times of indecision.

Each rune set has been made by me through sourcing fallen tree branches, slicing them into runes, sanding them smooth, wood burning the runes, then finishing them with shellac, oil, and wax.

These are the trees I have used as runes & the energies I believe they bring to their sets: 

sycamore: air & water; bridge between spirit & matter; growth in any environment

yellow & paper birch: beginnings, birth, rebirth; guardians of the dead

eastern red cedar: strength & eternity

sugar maple: fire; mysteries; a gift that require work to use & understand

eastern hemlock: protection & healing

EXAMPLE RUNE SETS 

CEDAR

SUGAR MAPLE

YELLOW BIRCH

SYCAMORE

HEMLOCK

* all sets are $60 each & include: an ice-dyed muslin bag, 3.5″ x5″ Field Notes notebook with a holographic rune meanings sticker, and 24 Elder Futhark runes (I don’t include a blank rune because there is no evidence that this was used in the past)*

I offer FREE SHIPPING (within the US only) for all rune sets and amulets. 

International orders: just send me an email with your address so I can check shipping costs ahead.

Rune sets are up for sale in my STORE!

For custom rune sets, please send me an email request:

flyingowlpainting@gmail.com

Note: Due to the layers of finish I add to these rune sets, they’re considered a piece of fine art as well as a divination tool that I hope will outlive you.

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AMULETS

Amulets are made in the same way I craft runes. Each image painted or wood burned onto an amulet holds a deeper intention and meaning. For example, the above autumn red maple leaf was for me to honor the season of Autumn and take its energy into myself as I wear it. I’ve also made mountain amulets to help support the goals I’ve had with hiking mountains, memorial amulets for loved ones that I’ve lost, and amulets to represent the places where I’ve felt the most spiritually at home.

Due to the finishing methods I use, my amulets can be worn in showers or while swimming, and just their leather cords are things I tend to replace after years of daily use. (If you’d like me to use hemp cords instead of leather, I also offer that and just email me to order anything custom.)

The backs of my amulets all carry my signature in runes, which I’ve translated based on its elder futhark rune meanings to encapsulate a wish of mine that I send out with all of my artwork:

“May the fires of truth and the waters of compassion guide you on your journey.”

If you’d like me to make you a custom amulet with an image and method of your choosing, please reach out to me via email anytime:

flyingowlpainting@gmail.com

Here are some of my amulets:

*This last amulet pictured above is of a Swedish tomte, which is a mythological Norse creature that lives in houses and acts as a guardian. I’ve designed these signing the word “love” in ASL. The rainbow of this one’s attire is a nod to celebrate and accept diversity of culture, gender, sexuality, faith, and everything in between.

I always have amulets for sale at my in-person events, and I hope to have some amulets in my STORE soon as well, so if you’re waiting to view or purchase some online please check back.

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Thank you for reading and I hope to craft something for you soon!

With love & magic,

Kris

*Some final thoughts: I am a deaf, queer Norse heathen and I am completely against the use of runes in support of ableism, anti-semitism, misogyny, bigotry, racism, transphobia, or homophobia. The elder futhark is the oldest form of the runic alphabets, found on artifacts and runestones between 150-700 A.D. It isn’t fully clear whether runes were used for divination but from many sources, it is clear they were used for various forms of magic—for marking things with a little bit of extra energy and power to support a successful birth, battle, or venture.

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