#celtic design

[1five1two]

'Celtic Ornament'. Elizabeth A. Nedwill. c. 1900.

[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.

[outlawpetegsc]

[lunarsigilart]

THE SONG OF AMERGIN

A Poem from Ancient Irish Mythology |

This is an ancient Irish poem attributed to the legendary bard and judge Amergin Glúingel ("white knees"), who, according to myths, arrived in Ireland with the Milesians. In the song, Amergin addresses the wind, sea, earth, and other elements, asserting his connection with them and his power over them.

The poem is a kind of declaration by Amergin of his power over the land of Ireland and a challenge to its previous inhabitants, the Tuatha Dé Danann.

It is considered one of the oldest surviving works from the British Isles and holds great significance in Irish mythology and literature. This poem has many different English translations; this is one of them.

[thesilicontribesman]

Iron Age Torcs Bracelets, The Yorkshire Museum, York

[laughing-thrush]

Modified from a design on bracelet book.com. (Those patterns are charted on a square grid, so end up stretched when transferred directly to a loom.) Final pic is the complete piece. Love how it turned out! Meant to try a border of strung beads but forgot, whoops. Next time. Used nymo thread which, now that I’ve finished a few projects, seems like it’s harder for me to keep even tension with? Will try Fire Line next time to see how it compares.

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

Celtic Design found on PINTEREST.