Book of Kells

For several years I'd been interested in a historic Irish art and design source. This was the 6th century illuminated manuscript 'Book of Kells' in Trinity college, Dublin. I began to think about a series of designs for rugs using some of the lettering. The illustrations in the Book of Kells are timeless: both their intense colours and the fantastical creatures weaving around the lettering are startlingly modern. I recomposed the ornate celtic lettering into words, some of which resonate particularly in today's world, others that are eternal.

Finishing ‘Be’ rug