“Fushia-Heart-Tapestry”
Well I just love hearts and all shapes really including the beautiful gold diamond in the middle! There lovely different colored pearls in this one and marques in blues. One of my favorite parts is the knotwork in the center, it just spoke to me, it is encircled with the magenta circle just before whole thing turns into an array of fun filled interlocking pieces and then ending back into the gorgeous hearts!
COPYRIGHT KJ Ward
The inspiration for this piece came from the carpet pages from the “Book of Kells”.
“Trust” This piece was painted in a deep Irish green. The large knotwork cross in the middle was done with a very bold gold leaf. The background directly behind the cross was painted with a striking lighter green to make the image of the cross “pop”. One of my favorite Bible verses is illuminated in […]
Focus your eyes on the center of this painting and you’ll see the “Irish Butterfly”.
Look closely and you will see the celtic sea turtles pointing to the four corners of the earth.
I had just finished reading one of those great books about Henry VIII England so I was really in the mood for knots and crowns.
