A Gallery of Celtic Art, Page
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Sound board
for Aeolian Harp, Dawn Wassen - pyrography with oils
Note the sound holes incorporated into
the design of the bird bodies,
Knotwork Ornament, Cherry - Donna Menke
Pendant,
Cherry - Donna Menke
Pyrography knotwork, Lesley Wyatt
Pyrography knotwork, Lesley Wyatt
Pyrography Celtic Crosses, Lesley Wyatt
Berry Knot Bowl
Bowl turned by English wood turner John Bailey;
decoration by Cari Buziak.
This particular bowl's design is taken from
the Book of Kells, with added gold Trinity Knots, and the
traditional Triple Berry marks (the small clusters of triple dots)
which is a popular decoration in old manuscripts.
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Bird & Spiral Plate
Another John Bailey/Cari Buziak collaboration.
The designs on this plate are painted in deep green and then leafed
in copper.
Left: Blue Knot - Cari Buziak
- This little knot was made from a pattern in the Book of Kells.
Only half of it appears on the bottom of folio 32v, but it is
doubled it up to make a complete circle from it.
Right: Spiral Cross - Cari Buziak - The cross shape
itself has been widely used by many ancient peoples, long before
the arrival of Christianity. It's four arms were perfect for denoting
the four elements, the four directions of the compass, and the
four parts of man - mind, body, soul and heart. The addition of
the ring around or through the cross has had many explanations,
everything from sun worship and symbolism, to creating a shape
with the cross that was well contained and aesthetically pleasing.
This is a sea blue cross with gold work, enclosed within a spiral
border.
Hounds "Bran and Sceolaing
- Hounds of Fionn Mac Cumhaill" - Cari
Buziak
The pair of hounds were carved into
a solid 1" thick piece of oak, then the blue-green patina
was added. The antique finish with the bits of copper coming through
give it appearance of an old brass plate with rivets, like it
was torn from an old ship or ruin.
Cross of Ireland, Cari Buziak
This cross is very traditional in style, having
a maze patterns (particularly in the cross center) included with
the knotwork interlacings. This sort of combination is found in
in many cross designs, especially in the manuscripts like The
Lindisfarne Gospels.
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