Songs from the Celestial Navigators by Mari Eckstein GowerIve always been fascinated by how the image of the world tree repeats in so many cultures. But my absolute favorite is the Hindu concept of the world elephants that support the earth as they ride through the universe on the back of a giant turtle. I covered each elephant in motifs from china patterns, partly because the designs are beautiful and trace back to a time when the past was idealized. But mostly, I chose this motif because the Blue Willow