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celtic art

I started doing celtic art when I was 14, teaching myself how out of George Bain's "Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction." Although I've rarely used it for professional work, I always seem to come back to celtic art in my spare time.

Once I began to study sacred geometry, the two meshed with one another perfectly (in fact, its a fair hypothesis that celtic art historically developed from the study of sacred geometry... it is inherent in all major celtic works of medieval times). Much of my celtic art is as much an exploration of sacred geometric principles as it is a quest to create harmonious and visually-pleasant knotwork.

When I develop a given motif, I often see it as a plan to be either emblazoned on an object, or to be sculpted in three dimensions. As such, many of the images presented may appear unfinished or bare. When time is a concern, I sometimes utilize digital tools such as Illustrator to lay out my basic plan. However, it is my feeling that true celtic art, if it is to have any value, must be created by hand, using only a compass and straightedge to guide one's linework.

This portfolio is handled differently from the rest. I show much of my process here, grouping images that show how I develop and build a piece through successive stages.

Because of that fact, I highly recommend that you click the first thumbnail below the slideshow, and step through the portfolio via the zoom view page... there are many comments presented therein that are essential to understanding what I am displaying on any given image.

Also note that toward the end of this portfolio I've included some very old work... not stuff I'm necessarily proud of any more, but indicative of the process I've worked through over the last 15+ years.

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