THE DRAGON AND THE SPEAR (Part I) @gifts-of-heimdall-runes
THE DRAGON AND THE SPEAR was the name given to a design created in the second half of 2023 that subsequently became the title for a 2024 rune art project shared upon Instagram & Facebook.
The project began amidst chasing deep labyrinths of Dragons' Earth Energy that wind their way throughout the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc that was helped by a visit to Somerset and Glastonbury in June 2023. This project uses 33 runes of the Anglo-Saxon / Northumbrian Futhorc inspired by the works of Ingrid Kincaid.
The Anglo-Saxon runes scribed for this project were created using Serif Draw X8. Backgrounds and textures were developed using original images foraged from various internet sources, developed by MirrorLab app, and assembled via personal aesthetic preferences.
An intuitive colour model was used for the respective four eights of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc:
Blue / Black: JOURNEYS WITHIN
Purple: JOURNEYS OF SPIRIT
Green: JOURNEYS OF GROWTH
Rune names and translations of 'The Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem' were copied from Stephen Pollington (1995) "Rudiments of Runelore." Anglo-Saxon Books, Norfolk.
▪︎ 'Celtic Frames' font by Typographer Mediengestaltung [Copyright©2000.]
▪︎ Old English fonts by Peter S. Baker
These final two designs began "The Dragon And The Spear" Rune Art Project in Autumn 2023.
(all of which were flagrantly adapted with sincerest appreciation):
Double Headed Dragon Vector
Ouroboros / World Serpent Vector (Edited)
Celtic Patterns Font by Omega Font Labs
Background textures were all adapted from originals found via PINTEREST.
This rune art project was created for fun.
It was shared to honour guidance of personal Inner Spirits.
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