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Celebrating the coming of Spring with the St. Brigid's Flower Cross

Celebrating the coming of Spring with the St. Brigid's Flower Cross
Discover the St. Brigid's Flower Cross—a stunning new Celtic design inspired by the Anemone coronaria that bloomed near St. Brigid's Church in County Kildare. Learn the flower's origins, St. Brigid's patronage of metalworking, and how our designer Lindsey created this unique cross to celebrate Imbolc. Continue reading
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Celebrating St. Brigid's Day Traditions

Celebrating St. Brigid's Day Traditions
Discover the ancient Celtic tradition of St. Brigid's crosses, woven from grass and reeds to invoke Brigid's blessing on the home. Learn about the saint herself—one of Ireland's three patrons—and how Walker Metalsmiths honors her February 1st feast day with handcrafted jewelry designs. Continue reading
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Celtic and Pictish Key Patterns; the other kind of Celtic design

Celtic and Pictish Key Patterns; the other kind of Celtic design
The Picts were a medieval society that inhabited northeast Scotland in the 3rd to 10th centuries. Their mysterious history has been difficult for scholars to understand due to a lack of surviving written records, but the Picts have left an enormous record carved in stone. The style of their monuments puts them firmly in the greater Celtic culture, showing artistic themes closely kin to the sculpture, metalwork, and manuscript art of the contemporary Irish.  Continue reading
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