Celtic Circles - Hindsight

size: 5"sq
During a class with Valerie Akkerman I started this design...
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper drew out my intersecting circles and added the pattern details.
words: Always remember that hindsight is better than foresight.

Celric Decorated Weave - I'm Not Perfect

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
I ABSOLUTELY love this Celtic Weave pattern...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Splender Blender, Uniball White Gel pen, Zig Writer & Juice Up pen.
words: I'm Not Perfect But I'm Trying

Celtic with Valerie Akkerman (June 7/25)

Took a Celtic onLine class through the Westcoast Calligraphy Society with Valerie Akkerman

Title: Celtic - Be There For You
size: 6.5"sq
On misc black scrapbook paper using Prisma colored pencils, Gelly Roll metallic pens and white gel pen.
words: Wherever you go and whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be there for you.

Celtic Border: (unfinished...)
size 3.75"sq
On misc black scrapbook paper using Prisma colored pencils and various metallic gel pens, and Ritz glitter (Java Bean)

Celtic with Gem:
size: 4" sq
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper using a Zig Writer, Prisma colored pencils and Uniball gold gel pen.

Celtic Key Pattern - C - Coffe

Size: 4.5"w x 5"h
On Canson Pro Layout paper drew out my 1st pattern then copied it multiple times...

Colored the background with a dark brown Koi watercolor brush pen. The cream colored letters with Prisma colored pencil. It almost looks like the dark brown section says "cup"... but it's really just in-between 4 "C's"

Text with a Faber Castell Pitt calligraphy brown broad edge pen pen and the corner of the pen for the rest of the text.

Celtic Key Pattern - NZN - Comfort Zone

This time only used a ruler to create my design...

Size: 5"sq
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper drew out my 1"squares, drew in the "Z" and then the 2 "N's" using a Faber Castell Pitt artist calligraphy pen (1/10"). Added design element to distinguish each letter (white dots, dashes and gold mini squares). Colored with Posca colored pencils. Outlined the borders with a red Zig Writer. Text written in a kind of monoline/Art Nouveau style.
words: create a NEW comfort ZONE NOW

Celtic Key Pattern - O - Okay

For this one I went straight to designing

Size: 4"w x 5"h
On Canson Pro Marker paper created my O-Emerald design border using a Faber Castell calligrapy broad edge C pen (1/10"), colored with Posca colored pencils.
Lettering with a Juice Up pen
words: Okay

Celtic Key Pattern - G - Quirky

Celtic Key Pattern - G - Quirky
Size: 6"w x 5"h
Again I created a template of the letter from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.

On Recollections black cardstock using a pointed nib and Bleed Proof White ink drew out the outline. Colored with Black Edition colored pencils.
Decorative detail done with Juice Up Metallic pens in various colors. Added the word "Quirky" using a Signo white gel pen in a funky Art Nouveau style.

Celtic Key Patterns - Z - Zees

We had our Celtic ZOOM meeting a couple days ago and some of the gals had done a "Z/T" pattern and then Adrienne created one on Procreate... and I thought I'd do anotherone as well. Mine is different in that it is 2 interlocking "Z's", so I guess it's kind of a Celtic Knotwork pattern as well....

I used the same template as yesterday's post from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.
size: 3.5"h x 5"w
On Fabriano Mixed Media paper using a Signo Black gel pen. Painted using Finetec Rose Gold (given to me by a good friend) and Gansi Tambi "Light Gold #905"

The word is one of the Art Nouveau lettering styles from my recent class with Violet Smythe.

Celtic Key Patterns - Z - Shades of Brown

We had our Celtic ZOOM meeting a couple days ago and some of the gals had done a "Z/T" pattern and then Adrienne created one on Procreate... and I thought I'd do one as well Mine is different in that it is 2 interlocking "Z's", so I guess it's kind of a Celtic Knotwork pattern as well....

Again I created a template of the letter from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.

size: 5"sq
On Canson Pro Marker paper using my cut out template created the design using a Zig Writer, then I thought some of the lines would work as a knot pattern  and then I was in a mood to add spaces between my pattern... You know how these things evolve...
Colored the negative spaces with Posca colored pencils in... shades of brown... and then decided to doodle inside some of the letters using brown Juice Up pen and a Unibal Signo Gold gel pen. Lettering for the words is something I came across on dribbles.com

Celtic Key Pattern - A & E - AE Housman

I thought I'd do an "e" and when I was playing with it... there was the "a" as well. ROFL
Again I created a template of the letter from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.
size: 8"h x 5"w
On Canson Pro Layout Marker paper using a Staedtler Lumocolor F pen inked over my pencil design. (I ran out of my Zig Writer...) Colored with Posca colored pencils ("e" in green and yellow blended and the "a" in aqua & yellow). I drew gems in the small rectangular areas (emerald & sapphire). Applied variegated leaf to the long rectangles.

Still practicing my Art Nouveau lettering... with a Juice Up pen.

quote:
Lie you easy, dream you light,
and sleep you fast for aye;
and luckier may you find the night
than ever you found the day.
AE Housman

Celtic Key Pattern - Painted Frame

Well our Celtic Group are starting with Key Patterns.. They're supposedly all straight lines. I have no idea if I'm doing it right or not... but I love the way it turned out. Now to find a quote to calligraph inside the frame.

size:7.5"h x 6"w

On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the key design. See below for the steps I took. Since it's basically all straight lines I drew a funky "S" shape. Then put a border around the shape. Transferred the idea to graph paper... although that didn't really help so I just winged it... then cut it out of cardstock and used it as my guide. 

I then inked it with a ZIG Writer, added the inner border with a Juice Up pen and water colored my "S" shapes using (WN Cad Yel, Winsor Blue Red and Holbien Opera) blending the paints with water to merge them. Then inked the black areas with a Pentel Brush Pen.

 

only painted... 

 

Celtic - What Fills The Eye

I saw this kind of design and really liked it...
size: 7"sq
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the knot design, inked with Zig Writer and painted with Derwent Inktense w/c pencils and a wet brush.

Text written with a Speedball 2.5mm Elegant Writer in an Uncial style.

words: What fills the eye fills the heart.

Triangle Break - Star On Black - Star Light

After our last Celtic Knot session till September I decided to play with the knot that's been intriguing me - the Triangle Break, but this time within a circle. And since I did one on white paper I wanted to do one on Black...

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Triangle Break Star Frame _ Star Light

After our last Celtic Knot session till September I decided to play with the knot that's been intriguing me - the Triangle Break, but this time within a circle. Not easy... But I LOVE the results

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Triangle Break Frame - Simplify - Ha Ha

 

Simplify... I'm rolling on the floor laughing... This was not simple... When I don't have continuous lines without breaks it starts to get very confusing... but I'm glad I persevered.

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Celtic Circle Border - May You Live

I've been meaning to create a Celtic circle for a while now... and finally created a template to use. I love the way this design came out.

Click on image for more details etc and to see the template and circle gadget I used... Enjoy

Scribbled Lives 2023 - Wk 24 - Ligatures - Someone To Love

Scribbled Lives 2023 - Wk 24 - Ligatures - Someone To Love. Since I'm practicing my homework with creating Celtic knot borders thought I'd practice with this one that I liked in our last ZOOM class and incorporated the text.

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Celtic Knot Env - Gail Fornier

A thank you card for all the dedicated work she did as president of ECS for the past 4 years.

Thought I'd practice my knotwork some more...

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Celtic Knot Frame - Bejeweled

We had another ZOOM knot session. I LOVED the one with the square holes... I said it would be great to add rhinestones... So I created one that had lots of those square areas... I'm pleased BIG GRIN

This was created on the smaller dot size grid I created which you can find on my website. Click on above image.

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