Re: Celtic body art?
Posted by April on August 31, 1999 at 23:56:52:
In Reply to: Re: Celtic body art? posted by Priscilla James Boyd on February 09, 1999 at 19:32:56:
I have been searching for a small celtic knot for my lower back and I
am having trouble finding one that I like. I also want it to have a
meaning of trust or eternity!
:
: stian era of Celtic art.
: : In practical terms (having done the northern California
: : Rennaisance Faire where 7 artists applied henna to
: : about 2500 eager customers last summer, and British/Celtic
: : design is very popular) we found that the ancient
: : triple spiral symbol was very popular and easly to do.
: : Also a running spiral (aka "Greek/Minoan waves") gives
: : a very Celtic feel for a bracelet or arm band.
: : Triple spiral and running spiral combined for a very
: : strong armband. This well satisfied most peoples'
: : expectations of a "Celtic" henna design.
: : We practice henna as a stricly immediate, freehand medium
: : without using patterns. This makes the comples geometry
: : of Celtic knotwork very difficult to pull off. The
: : one thing we used fairly successfully is the endless
: : knot of Tibetan Buddhism (one of the 8 auspicious
: : symbols) which most people see and accept as Celtic.
: : And indeed there is a connection between these 2 widely
: : separated peoples from very ancient times (1-2,000 BC)
: : but that is another story.