Rosette Barn Hex Design is a painting by Hanne Lore Koehler which was uploaded on January 7th, 2020.
Rosette Barn Hex Design
Distelfinks, hearts, leaves, flowers and stars - the elements that make up the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch hex designs all had special meanings. ... more
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16.000 x 16.000 inches
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Title
Rosette Barn Hex Design
Artist
Hanne Lore Koehler
Medium
Painting - Acrylic + Digital
Description
Distelfinks, hearts, leaves, flowers and stars - the elements that make up the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch hex designs all had special meanings. It was the belief of these German settlers that created their new home in North America in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, that these designs would bring blessings and good fortune to the home and family in the form of good luck, fertility, love, happiness, good health and many other desirable wishes. These folk art style designs referred to as hex signs were an important part in their culture and traditions. They decorated their farmhouses inside and out with these hand-painted geometric designs, painting them on many household items, above doorways and on their barns.
Today Dutch Hex Signs are enjoyed by people around the world who hang them on their sheds, homes, barns and garages, above doorways, in workshops, and many other locations. Shown here is the colorful geometric rosette design within a circle that symbolizes eternal luck and success. Order your reproduction canvas, acrylic prints or art prints - an excellent addition to your country or contemporary kitchen decor! Also great as cafe and deli decorator art prints!
In the 1980's, my dad, Otto Werner (1923 - 1991) was commissioned to design and paint a series of 24 panels to be mounted as part of the Waterloo Ontario Heritage TIME TELLER GAZEBO that illustrated some of the Pennsylvania Dutch Hex designs featured on many of the old Mennonite barns in the region. Each of these unique hex designs was incorporated into the gazebo design directly under the eaves. I have added the barn wood digitally to create this rustic option.
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January 7th, 2020
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Comments (10)
Reynold Jay
I enpyed the commentary on this gem Hanne. Simply gorgeous! This is the kind of thing I love! Beautiful and so well done. FAVORITE!
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