This collection of four Celtic Knots are based on a progression of numbers: 3, 4, 5, and 6. Each is an infinity knot -without beginning or end. Each is carved on both sides. Each is hand-carved from Aspen, a wood whose nature celebrates community and our relationships. Each knot is approximately 2½ inches in diameter – just the right size to be hung on a Christmas Tree or a small decorative accent for around the home. They include: The 3 loop Trinity Love Knot that looks beyond the traditional Trinitarian association…
Celtic Knots and Welsh Spoons
I first started carving Welsh Love Spoons for our daughter’s wedding in 2008. This evolved into carving individual Celtic Knots. Like the crosses that I have designed and made, each spoon or knot is a wonderful vehicle that celebrates how we are woven into a beautiful design. The points of intersection where the ‘life-line’ overlaps (where relationships are created) is where the story of each design is expressed. Some are original designs. Some use traditional symbols.
The knots and spoons are made of white birch. Most pieces are carved on both the front and back. Many of the designs allow for variations that can be adjusted meet the need for various occasions – just contact me for adjustments. The pieces are finished with several coats of hand-rubbed tung oil. When there is an insert added to the piece, those are finished with a clear lacquer.
Feel free to contact me directly if you have questions, wish to have modifications to a particular design or have an idea for a new piece.
New! Love Spoons 4 inch
This is a collection of small Love Spoons that can be an accent on a wedding gift, a gift that welcomes of a newborn, or a simple ‘thinking of you’ gift. Each is hand-carved from white birch. Each is finished with three coats of tung oil. Each comes with a description of the spoon and knot. This collection includes: The Fed By Love Spoon design is to be a reminder that we are not fed by bread alone. It is a spoon that is a reminder of how Jesus once fed…
Popular: Triquetra with Heart
This is a traditional Celtic Knot in which the traditional triquetra is opened to include a heart. This is an infinity knot in which the one line creates both the image of the Trinity and the message of God’s love as experienced in creation (God the Creator), through relationships (God the Son), and in prayer (God the Holy Spirit). It is carved on both sides. The carving is made of white Birch. $75.00
A Celtic Weave (traditional design)
The life-line of this spoon celebrates the love created within the knot at those places of intersection (where the knot lines cross over each other) – those places of deep and profound connection. It is our connectedness that brings beauty and definition to life and this spoon. The length is 8 inches. A Celtic Weave: $50
Braided Love Spoon
There are two life-lines within this spoon. One line is that which creates the heart and expresses the love of a couple as they celebrate their marriage – be it on their wedding day or their 50th anniversary. The second life-line is God’s vision of wholeness created in our relationships as expressed in the ‘circle of hands’ medallion. The length is 14 inches. Braided Love Spoon: $95
Celtic Heart
I first carved this traditional design for a person facing heart surgery. The ‘mirrored’ knot motif serves as a reminder that both friends and family hold the person’s heart in prayer and support. It is carved on both sides as a reminder of those who are both near and far. It is 5 x 5.5 inches. It is made of white birch and finished with tung oil. Celtic Heart: $75
Celtic Heart Knot Cross
This is the same knot as the Celtic Knot Cross except that the life-line creates hearts for each of the arms of the Cross and the nimbus. I designed this knot as a reminder of how God’s Word of Love is woven into the fabric of each Gospel and that the ministry of love and reconciliation is to extend to the four corners of creation. The dimensions are 5 x 7 inches – carved on both sides. It is carved from one piece of white birch and finished with tung oil….
Celtic Knot Cross
The life-line of this knot creates the four arms of the Cross. The central nimbus weaves itself through the infinity knot of the Cross. The knot is carved on both sides. This piece is a traditional Cross, with the post and the beam jointed at the center. The result is that the ‘thin’ arms created by the life-line are much stronger. The cross is 6 x 8 inches and if finished with tung oil. Celtic Knot Cross: $85
Celtic Knot Ornaments 2 ½ inch
This collection of four Celtic Knots are based on a progression of numbers: 3, 4, 5, and 6. Each is an infinity knot -without beginning or end. Each is carved on both sides. Each is hand-carved from Aspen, a wood whose nature celebrates community and our relationships. Each knot is approximately 2½ inches in diameter – just the right size to be hung on a Christmas Tree or a small decorative accent for around the home. They include: The 3 loop Trinity Love Knot that looks beyond the traditional Trinitarian association…
Circle of Love Knot
The chain of interlocked hearts is the circle of friends and the ‘communion of saints’ that have surrounds a person with love. It is a complicated and challenging design requiring a great deal of perseverance and attention to detail – as does life. The chain has neither beginning or end. When friends and family encircle a person, the support and prayers becomes a network of energy that hopes for only the best. This knot is 13 inches x 7 inches. $150.00
Eternal Love Knot
This is a knot from the Pict tradition of ancient Scotland. It is a one-line infinity knot that creates four hearts. The simplicity of this design allows a person to ponder upon that which connects one generation to another: the Truth of the four Gospels, the cycle of the four seasons of nature, the four aspects of a person (physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual). It is a 5 inch circle. The knot is carved on both sides. It is made of White Birch. It has a thin nylon thread attached so that…
Fed By Love (an original design)
This is a simple spoon with profound questions within its design. Who do you feed? Who feeds you? It is a spoon of feeding and being fed. The length is 8 inches. Fed By Love: $40
Heart and Cross Spoon (an original design)
This spoon is a simple design with the dominant symbols being that of the Cross and interwoven Heart. It is the Gospel summarized within the incarnational love of God…. Born in the life of the world in the baby Jesus….. Taught through words like: “Love one another even as I have loved you.” The length is between 7 and 8 inches. Heart and Cross Spoon: $50 /form>