My hand printed Games Pouches are available in my Etsy Store.
This two-player windmill game was originally played by the Romans and
has been found carved into ancient stones. The game was known as "Mola
Rotunda" (round millstone). Two players take turns to each move their
pieces with the aim to get your three pieces in a row using the central
point.
The hedgehog design
for the pouch was inspired by Pliny the Elder's (an Ancient Roman author
and natural philosopher) view on hedgehogs. The hedgehog is a Roman
symbol of knowledge. Pliny the Elder said that hedgehogs would kick
grapevines to make the grapes fall to the ground. They would then roll
in the grapes to impale them on their spikes.
The game comes as a
handy hand printed jeans fabric pouch so you can take it with you
wherever you go. The pouch is hand printed on both sides with black
textile paint: one side shows the Roman hedgehog and the other side is
the board for the game. The prints were made with hand carved lino
stamps and textile paint, they were printed on my etching press. When the pouch is completely open it has an approximate
diameter of 30cm.
The
playing pieces for this pouch are semi-precious gemstones: three rock
crystal pieces and three green aventurine pieces.
