Cernunnos Stag Pillows
Description: Cernunnos is the “Horned One”, a Celtic god associated with sexuality, fertility, the hunt, and the underworld. He was worshiped as the “lord of wild things” by the iron age Celts all across Europe as late as the first century, but his worship began centuries before that. Cernunnos is nearly always portrayed with animals, in particular the stag. He alternates with the goddess of the moon in ruling over life and death, continuing the cycle of death, rebirth and reincarnation.
Description: This design is based off of a panel from the famous Celtic/La Tene style Gundestrup Cauldron. The scene depicts a god with antlers-- often identified as Cernunnos-- surrounded by various wild animals. I've recreated this design in my own style as a hand-carved block print then printed it by hand in black ink before scanning the print to make it a shirt design.
