Wooden carved sword holder

I made this sword holder many years ago but thought I would

share it on here. It took awhile to carve it but I think it turned

out pretty good. The sword is the Dragonslayer. It's baddddd....

Boar carved in wood.

Brother Steve working on a sample carving of a boar before

he begins making his wooden bench.

The Watts Chapel Compton U.K.

The Watts Chapel in Compton England. Mary Watts (1849-1938)

created a stunning structure filled with paintings and sculptures with

Celtic, Art Nouveau, and Egyptian influences.

See Link below for a short video of the chapel.

http://www.wattsgallery.org.uk/watts-chapel

Red Hawk feather

I have two hawks that are in my neck of the woods in the

summer who set up a nest not far from the house. One afternoon

while cutting the grass with a push mover I made my cut down

the lawn. When I turned around here was this magnifcant

hawk feather sticking right up in the grass like someone put it

there. I looked up but did not see the bird but I knew he

must have been around. Here is my attempt at painting that

feather in watercolor. I threw in a few acorns as well.

A quote from poet Rumi

Painted wolf skull

Just a painted wolf skull.

Song of the Lonely Mountain

To all of you Tolkien fans out there. I could not resist posting a

link to the song from "The Hobbit" The dwarfs are singing about

their mountain and their treasures stolen from them by the dragon

SMAUG! It makes my hair stand up....

Click on link below to here the song.

http://www1.rollingstone.com/hearitnow/player/neilfinn.html

More custom knives and carvings from William Lloyd

Celtic Wheelhouse

Found a interesting site that shows how to build

a round house. Awesome carved doorway and

interesting celtic tile work around the fireplace.

Check it out with the link below.

http://dovetails.wordpress.com/celtic-wheelhouse/

Handmade celtic backpack frame

My brother Steve made and carved the knotwork into

this oak backpack frame.

Hand sewn and carved celtic backpack

and frame

Deerhide hanging with painted knotwork

Knotwork painted on deer hide hanging from hickory stick with

metal celtic buttons that my brother and I have made.

Portable camp kitchen

This is a portable camp kitchen that my older brother

Steve made and I painted. We go to events called

Primitive Rendenzvous where the mountain man era is

re-created but we like to bring along our celtic influences

with us. I will post more pics of this event in the future.

Ancient memories?

There is a spiritual intelligence within our cells that holds

memory and wisdom. Cells that already know and

understand their ancient past and their tie to the holy

tapestry of earth and spirt.

Celts and Romans tossing valuables in a river

Why did Romans, Celts, and even prehistoric settlers submerge their personal belongings, from swords to dishes, in a shallow river in Slovenia?

Click on this link to see one mans efforts to save these items.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/01/slovenia-river-excavation/kaufmann-text

William Lloyd fine art & custom knifemaker

The following art work was created by William Lloyd of Lloyd Studios

in Silver City, NM.

If anyone is interested in contacting William his web address is,

artists@lloydstudios.com

I took these pictures at the Maryland Renaissance Festival

where Mr. Lloyd has a pavilion displaying his creations.

Brother Art with ax

The Blog

This Blog is meant to a be fun place where my two brothers and I can post
anything Celtic that comes across our paths.
I am going to share photos of our art work and things we are making,
also any web sites and information that we find interesting and would
like to pass it on. There are tons of books and some incredible Celtic
artists out there as well, be it in music or actual painters and crafts people.
Hope you enjoy and will follow.

Ken

Old Man