#celtic design

[claypigeonpottery]

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some sort of celtic-ish whippet

I think this one’s from 2019

whippet inspired as usual by the whippets I grew up with

[modark]

The Bardic Tradition

I made a long thread explaining in detail all the symbolism in this piece when I first posted it. That's lost to time now, thanks Elon. I'll try to rewrite it to the best of my ability in an abridged form.

The basic gist is that its a visual representation of the ancient Gaelic bardic tradition. Seated in the center is St. Colmcille, composing an old Irish hymn to St. Brigid, "Brigit bé bithmaith". He is holding hazel nuts, symbols of knowledge / inspiration in Irish legend. On the two pillars on either side of him are King David (left) and Orpheus (right), two famous poets from antiquity. Two legendary poets from Irish legend, Oisín and Amergin, are situated above each pillar respectively. The two fish are seen swimming "upstream" (as in the legend of the Salmon of Knowledge) toward a sheela na gig, a architectural feature / grotesque of early Irish churches which some consider to be symbols of femininity, meant to ward off evil. At the top of the image, hands from a cloud (representing God) release a white dove (representing the Holy Spirit) down to St. Brigid. She owes her angelic appearance to her being considered both a pagan goddess and Christian saint. She is guarding a flame, which symbolises poetic inspiration, and which can be seen floating above the heads of all the other figures.

[thesilicontribesman]

Iron Age Torcs Bracelets, The Yorkshire Museum, York

[lunarsigilart]

Celtic bird. My artwork

[amylouioc]

🌀Swirly Celtic Scarf Restock🌀

Thought it was getting too warm for scarves and then was very swiftly corrected! Small restock of my remaining Swirly Celtic Scarves on Etsy now if anyone’s interested.

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[beatrack92]

Celtic Iron Mask

[themanedwolf]

My Christmas gift to my brother. I carved out the design then stained it using a mixture made of food coloring. In the close up pic you can see a bit of shine from my polishing, I'm so happy.

[Image Description: Three photos of a buck deer skull that has been carved to bear two designs. The first design sits on the forehead and is a Celtic square knot. The second design is a triple infinity twist that goes down the nose. Both designs are carved with the blank spaces as holes and the raised lines stained a bright, light green.]

^is that how I do image descriptions?

[mintithecheetah]

Happy One Year to Tears of the Kingdom!

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[ahollowyear]

I ended up liking this a lot more once it was installed in the garden so I'm going to talk to the void about it! The elements of this piece are all found in the Lindesfarne Gospels, which are my favorite of the celtic illuminated masterpieces, save for the by-design barely legible ogham ringing the outside rim, which is stained with a “cabernet” color that was much darker than I anticipated but that worked out really well. The knotwork is simple, and I wanted to do a double line with double interlacing but my skills are not up to this quite yet. However, the thinness of the knot and the evenness of the line around the perimeter I think attest to real progress on this front. My first attempts at some of these forms in wood were a bit jagged and unwieldy, but with practice I have achieved competence in the techniques needed for some of these designs. Regarding the center spirals, I wish I had tried for something very small and detailed and complicated, but I guess I’ll try to pull that off for the next one since I now have woodburning tips that allow me to make very fine lines, as evidenced by the compass arms. The dot matrix pattern is uneven, but this is outside art and not ten years of gospel on vellum so it’s probably okay. The very close dots of purple and pink are actually straight out of Lindisfarne; the grid pattern is also in pink in the gospels, but I needed to adjust for the medium. The middle is stained with a light walnut color with the wayfinder's compass burned into it (a 16th century icelandic rune charm). As per St. Eadfrith’s stylings, I colored the knotwork in block colors rather than following each line around, and I think it adds a complexity that, strangely, following each line would not reveal. Perhaps it is because it shows the evenness and perfection of the design to great effect; the design itself barely rotates around the edges, but the tangle of lines is complicated enough to be interesting and induce questions in how it was achieved.

I really enjoyed making this. Have some Lindisfarne details.

[concerningwolves]

it done!! this is my version of a tiny little corner decoration from The Book of Kells folio 27 verso. Black fineliner and liquid gold paint on watercolour paper.

i needed to de-stress so I took my laptop and sketchbook up to bed, pulled up The Book of Kells, scrolled to a random page, zoomed in on a design, and spent two hours figuring out how to replicate it. And I just. I kind of need to go a bit insane about this.

A monk 1,200 years ago made this drawing. In a room with poor heating and variable light, doing close, detailed work. The book survived the Viking raids. It may have travelled hundreds of miles across tumultuous seas. It survived over a thousand years of history through wars and famine and religious strife. It was almost certainly intended to be admired for its beauty, and now anyone in the world can use a device that monks in the 8th century could never have imagined in order to do just that. And here I sit bent over a tray, struggling to get good enough light, painstakingly sketching out lines that someone first drew over a thousand years ago,,

[irishmeadows]

Eva McKee, Irish Artisan

Card with black pen-and-ink Celtic design and text of Saint Patrick’s Breastplate prayer, Box 1, Folder 1, Eva McKee Collection, MS.2005.06, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

[confusednokia]

Somehow got stuck watching ancient aliens with my dad and they were studying these spiral crop circles in Northern England and they were wondering what these mean and why they were there. Like yes, I am also wondering why a circle in some crops, which are likely grown by someone who has decended from a Celtic nation, would draw a spiral, which is a common symbol in Celtic graphic design. It it that the crop owner is displaying their Celtic heratige....NAH MUST BE FUCKING ALIENS LAWL

i legit hate these people

[lunarsigilart]

Today is International Day of Celtic Art!

Celtic art always inspires and fascinates me and I have a great appreciation for all artists working in this style. It is a great pleasure to interact with people who are passionate about Celtic heritage and culture. I hope to see much more wonderful Celtic art, and make more friends who share my passion and interest around the world.

[vcreatures]

The four leaf clover has long been associated with fairy magic and as such was highly sought after. While the plant itself has some magical properties it is the Clover Fairy that is much sought after. Far more elusive than the Shamrock Drake or the plant itself, the Clover Fairy is a much prized piece to any magical menagerie due to its potent magical uses. Their very aura is good for repelling magical forces or beckoning good luck. While dried, ground and ingested has miraculous healing properties. Such a prize does not comes easy as Clover Fairies are highly elusive and are known for their malevolent nature towards other beings. One has a single chance to capture one of these fairies or it can spell disaster. Clover Fairies are widely known to “pixie lead” would be advisories to their doom.

[gottlyewr]

⸺ A 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 FOR EPONA !ㅤ𖦞

ㅤㅤㅤ11:11ㅤ𝇃ㅤㅤ۫ㅤ—ㅤWHERE YOU THERE?

⎯۪⎯⎯ׂ⎯⎯ׅ⎯๋⎯⎯۪⎯⎯๋⎯⎯ׅ⎯⎯ׂ⎯⎯ׅ⎯⎯๋⎯ׅ⎯

I called your name in quiet despair, gave all I had, lost in vain. Did you see the roses I laid for you?

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀★̸̷𝄒ׅㅤ 💭 ׅ ̷ㅤ.. ⠀where you there? ⠀

⠀̋⠀♥︎ . ᅠoldㅤ☆᪾ ࣪ . ㅤand ູᅠ͞ —ᅠweak

꒰͡⠀꫶ֺ⠀🗝️۠⠀𝅄ֺㅤgiving ㅤ𝄈ㅤmy一self ﹚𝄒ㅤ✴

〝 A futil–e⠀𝅭ㅤ❛ㅤ⛓️̸᪾ ﾟֵ ㅤsacrificeㅤ!

☆̷ ꜝㅤㅤ꯭ㅤㅤ﹫ fall–ing ﹚ᅠ࣪ on me າ "

[thesilicontribesman]

Early Medieval Mudstone Carved Plaque from Dunadd, Kilmartin Museum, Kilmartin Glen, Argyll, Scotland

A plaque of mudstone incised with images of deer, eagles, and complex knotwork interlace based on the shape of the cross. It is perforated near the top, with wear suggesting it was suspended on a cord for a long period of time. Its art style suggests a tenth-century date, and it is one of the latest artefacts from the site.