Rosary Workshop - WG.115.2, WG.182, WG.317,
WG.39, WG.115.1, WG.80
WILD GOOSE - PLAQUES
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WALL PLAQUES - HAND CAST IN IRELAND - BRONZE
AND IRON
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Each of these beautiful reminders of our faith is hand cast in bronze and in iron. A shell is formed in metal then filled with a resin. This creates a plaque that is not only beautiful but lighter in weight as if solid it would be very heavy an very expensive.
... SYMBOLS OF IRELAND
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CENTURIES OF CELTIC FOLK ART
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WG.185 - ST BRIGID WATER FONT
3.5 in x 2.5 in. Brigit, Bridget, Bride - patron of healers. In days of chivalry, knights called teh girls they were to marry 'Brides'. Many holy wells are named after her. (eg Bridewell, London) 'I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Revelations 22. Hang it by the door. Set a sponge inside and fill it with holy water. BRONZE ONLY
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WG.27 - A GAELIC PROVERB
('There is no fireside like your own') 9.5 in. x 7 in. - A Gaelic Proverb: 'N'il aon teintean mar do the intean fein' Translated 'There is no fireside like your own'. Implying 'We are most comfortable with our own friends & surroundings - Pronounced: 'N'jeel ain thinthawn mur dhuh thinthawn fayn' BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.346 - STIR INTO FLAME
5.25 in. diameter - 'I now remind you to stir into the flame the gift of God which is within you.' St Paul's 2nd letter to Timothy, Ch 1 Vs 6. A powerful invocation to acknowledge the divine in all of us, and to make it manifest in our daily lives. From pagan times, fire has been used to represent holiness, and as a way of celebrating it; a candle flame can also be a route to stillness and as a powerful agent for change. BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.176 - ADAM AND EVE, THE FALL
5.5 in x 4.75 in. - A 12c panel from Ardmore Cathedral, Co Waterford. Romanesque art depicts feelings rather than symmetry. this couple with nervous knees are awkward and uncertain , as the implication of the forgotten act weighs upon them. "She took the fruit thereof & and did eat & gave to her husband with her, and he did eat' (Genesis) The scene marks a fundamental change in the relationship of God and man, nature and man, woman and man. the balance has altered. the woman as equal has been dispossessed. The reign of the goddess has ended. The serpent, an emblem of immortality ( because of its ability to shed its skin and hibernate under ground) is also an emblem of the wisdom of the goddess; it is now a harbinger of death. 'Whilst Adam slept, Eve from his side arose: Strange his first sleep should be his last repose' Anon BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.18.1 - CEAD MILE FAILTE
(A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) 5.5 in. x 3 in. - Cead Mile Failte (pronounced: kayud meela failte') This is the traditional Gaelic greeting: a hundred thousand welcomes' From the Wild Goose Studio, cast by hand at Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland. BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.315 - IMAGINATION
8.5 in. x 5.5 in. - William Blake (1757 - 1827) was a visionary craftsman, who mastered poetry, painting and engraving. His radical genius was in inspired contrast to the prevailing scientific rationalism of his time. 'Vision or imagination is a Representation of what Eternally exists. Really and Unchangeably' W Blake BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.115.2 - VOCATUS ATIQUE
NON VOCATUS DEUS ADERIT 9.5 x 7 in. - (Bidden or not Bidden, God is present). Carl Jung, the eminent psychologist, (1875-1961), had this carved in Latin over his front door (Zurich) to remind those entering that 'Awe in the Lord is the beginning of wisdom' (Psalms 111.10). Also carved on his tombstone. BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.182 - CLADDAGH RING DESIGN
5 x 3.5 in. - From the Claddagh ring, the supreme Celtic symbol of love and friendship. the union of the hands around the heart (the tangible hanging on to the romantic) is surmounted by a crown (a regal indication of the sacred nature of the relationship). For the Celts the sacred lies beyond the body, as well as through the body. 'The secret of our being, is not only to live but to have something to live for' (Dostoevsky) Claddagh (gaelic for shore) was a fishing village near ancient Galway. Rings were first made in Kinsale in 1700. BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.317 - BE STILL
AND KNOW THAT I AM 15 x 6 in. - Be still and know that I am God. Stillness and meditation, an alternative to the confusion of everyday life, can be a starting point for prayer and knowledge of God. Exodus 3:14 "I am that I am." This declaration of the eternal God expresses his unity and spirituality. En Exodus, for the Jews in bondage, it was an assurance of the fact of deliverance, but not the means. 'Art has something to do with with achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm ... an arrest in the midst of distraction' (Saul Bellow). BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.39 - ROUND CELTIC CROSS
4.5 in. - This simple interlaced spiral is from a 9th century carving at the great monastic centre of Clonmacnois. 'What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.' BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.115.1 - BIDDEN OR NOT BIDDEN
7.5 x 9 in. - Jung came across theses words (1875 - `961) as a student of 19 years while studying a Latin collection of analetics or jottings by Erasmus, the Renaissance scholar and humanist. Jung had it carved over the front door of his home in Zurich and is also on his tombstone. From a design made and carved by sculptor, Ken Thompson. BRONZE OR IRON
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WG.97 - CELTIC LOVE CROSS
5 in. diameter - Differential unites 'As I find the real me I am better able to unite with the beloved. Love needs dreams, wonder, exploration, and imagination. By the love of man and woman a thread is woven that will reach the very heart of the universe' Design by Irish artist Kathleen Smyth, is based on Teilhard de Chardin, priest, scientist, and prophet. BRONZE OR IRON
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Was St Brendan in the Americas? Did St Brendan discover America before Columbus? |
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Many believe the Celtic Cross was a navigational device. (Similar to a sextant, it will measure the angle of the stars and identify both latitude and longtitude. 
Read more on the internet about this amazing concept. (This original design, by the Irish artist Kathleen Smyth, was the first carved replica of the Bantry Boat, 1965.) |
12.5 x 5.25 - A curragh or skin covered
boat, with the helmsman urging on four oarsmen as they strike heavenwards
amid a sea of crosses. (Note the boat is vertical on the staff of the original
Kilnaruane Pillar, standing in a field above Bantry Bay. West Cork.) this
amazingly accurate depiction of oarsmen dates from the early Christian
period. It may celebrate St Brendan who in the 6th Century with his
crew of four discovered America some 1,000 years before Columbus. Mythically,
it depicts the journey of Everyman, sailing across unchartered perilous
seas to reach heaven or hell. Or, the Church ferrying its flock to heaven
through seas of adversity.
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To take a visual tour of the Wild Goose Studio in Kinsale Ireland, to enjoy seeing how these beautiful wall plaques are made, enter VISIT STUDIO. When we were there, there was no gallery, only a working studio. It was not open to the public. Please call ahead for current policies. You will find their work in studios and shops throughout the town Kinsale. |
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Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries, chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can make using the best supplies available. The Guild believes the work of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best for you is very, very important. WILD GOOSE PAGES MADONNAS - CROSSES - PLAQUES page 1 - page 2 - page 3 VISIT THE STUDIO - SHOPPING CART - HOME PAGE http://www.wildgoosestudio.com/ |
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