Nocturne

This pattern was designed as a companion piece to “Eclipse”. That design was inspired by a solar eclipse. This design was inspired by a lunar eclipse, which occurs when the earth passes between the sun and moon, casting the shadow of the earth on the moon. Usually, the moon is a reddish color, but I also chose to make it rather misty, so that the wings of the guardian dragons are fading into surrounding clouds. The blue version has colors that match the cloth very well, while the reddish version has the moon and dragon bodies very visible, but again with fading wings. You may, of course choose any colors. The three dragons are a salute to the three phases of the moon and the triple goddess often associated with them, variously called the maiden, the mother (or warrior), and the crone. The word ‘Nocturne” was originally used to refer to tranquil music inspired by the night. One could easily imagine that the faint glow around the umbra (shadow) of a lunar eclipse contains dragons, quietly singing to the darkness between stars.