I discovered calligraphy through the study of Celtic decoration more than 27 years ago.
I go back in time and propose you to discover these decorations with their construction methods in an online course.
The English version will take place on February 27 and 28, 2021.
The French version will take place on February 20 and 21, 2021.
While cleaning (once is not usual) my workshop, I fell on some slates of the Monts d’Arrée, full of rust. And as I had a little time, I took the smallest of them to try an engraving and I chose a knotwork pattern from the book of Kells.
The top layer of the slate has left in places, removing the rust color on fragments of the pattern but I’m not too dissatisfied with the result.
It was nice last weekend so I couldn’t stay scribbling in my workshop, I had to enjoy the garden a bit.
And I undertook to decorate the alley with various motifs, directly engraved in the slabs.
Starting at the end
and then trying a basic knotwork pattern
it’s still quite long to do, granite is not easily incised, I will think about new patterns for next weekend if the weather continues.
Once checked, the pattern of interlacing on my last nesting box is not terrible…
this is the construction :
One can’t spend all his time making nest boxes when there are calligraphy courses to come!
But one can’t spend all his time doing calligraphy while the chickadees are looking for places to nest!
So I made a balcony nesting box with a celtic knotwork pattern on the front, in order to match the two constraints.
