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John thrives on creating Celtic Wedding Rings and select
works of interwoven art that ring true; with beauty on the surface,
and meaning from within.
Why are gemstone settings not offered for more of your Celtic animal patterns?Good question! I would love to, if I could, but...all rings require a blank space at the bottom of the ring for hallmark stamping, and sizing. Then, for a stone setting, another space is also needed where the stone is to be placed. Most of my Celtic animal patterns are indivisible, and simply too long for this. |
Shown with and without stone. Also available with three diamonds and no bumpers. Inspired by a carved stone in Drumcliffe, Ireland. I created this design myself with a certain symbolism in mind. These dogs represent trust, affection, faithfulness, and unconditional love. Their elongated ears are closely intertwined symbolizing mutual sensitivity. But their tails, a means of personal expression, are separately intertwined, and have different terminations, symbolizing a blend of mutual sensitivity that allows for freedom of personal expression. Available in 14kt gold, platinum, sterling combinations.  Side view Drumcliff Dogs: Variations, Detailed Pricing, Another Image
Facing Dogs, here seen from front and side, features a pair of interwoven dogs who are clearly focused on each other. Each dog's tail, a means of personal expression, is independently interwoven, and terminates in a Trinity knot, which could be interpreted to represent their past, present, and future expressions. I see this design resonating with couples who are artists or writers. Facing Dogs Band: Variations, Detailed Pricing, Another Image |
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Not ever having written any books, apart from copying Biblical Gospels, the Celts developed ways of using visual symbols to tell a story. Accordingly, the components of this image, stylized dogs, are the vocabulary, and the way they are used becomes the grammar of the message. As symbols for the highest kind of love, the dogs here are tightly holding onto each other's bodies with their mouths, implying intimacy, with a mutually strong passion for remaining together.
Inseparable: Variations, Detailed Pricing, Another Image
Featuring four stylized Irish wolfhounds, which represent the qualities of dogs - the qualities of faithfulness, unconditional love, and trust. Four represents several things: the four directions of the compass, the four seasons, and the four classical elements. I would read this pattern to mean, 'Wherever you go, to the North, South, East, or West; whenever you go; (whatever the season is), and whatever you are going through (on land, water, through the air, or fire (through troubles), remember; you are connected.'
Standard sizes available.
Double-Dog: Variations, Detailed Pricing, Another Image
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This pattern features three stylized interwoven dogs having extremely long ears. Three often symbolized eternity; the past, present and future. At each end of the pattern, the loop turns around, perhaps symbolizing an endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth. The dogs probably represent the qualities of dogs-faithfullness and unconditional love, rather than actual dogs. Their very long ears emphasize sensitivity, suggesting how sensitivity, (or the lack of it), can affect the flow of events in time. In the context of the pocket Gospel this pattern is derived from, the monk who included this illustration was probably expressing his aspiration to love his God as the dog would love his master-unconditionally.
Standard sizes available.
Longears Celtic Band: Variations, Detailed Pricing, Another Image
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This style uses a rotated and repeated image of a pattern found on a Celtic relic in Brentford, England. It dates to 300 B.C., and features 'peltas', and stylized duck's heads. It seems to be about flow, and change, and balance. I just find it very beautiful, and intriguing. Perhaps someday, someone will be able to understand it more completely.
Shown above are the 10.5mm and 9.5mm width proportions. Both are available in all finger sizes.
Repeating Brentfords: Variations, Detailed Pricing, Another Image
