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WALL PLAQUES - HAND CAST IN IRELAND - BRONZE AND IRON
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.
All items are now listed in our new, easier to navigate, mcart. To see
the whole collection, to price and to order, enter here:
A SMALL SAMPLING OF THE WILD GOOSE PLAQUES AVAILABLE
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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 above. This beautiful collection was inspired by and reproduced from centuries of Celtic folk art found throughout Ireland. We discovered their work while visiting the Waterford Crystal Factory Gallery in Ireland. So taken by the quality of the work, we purchased a cross for each member of the Rosary Guild along with one for each of our children. A truly beautiful tribute to the people of the world who have Irish blood (and we all have a little Irish running in our veins), even if it is only in spirit. The spirit of the Irish is a spirit of survival and a true sense of the joy of life! Each item below carries this spirit so deeply ingrained in its people!
Glory be - tis good to have an Irish Mother in Law
from Roscommon! My children all have Irish blood running in their veins
and each one carries this spirit of joy! Be sure and see the whole line!
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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.
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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'
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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.
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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 For more information, pricing
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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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ROSARY WORKSHOP MISSION STATEMENT
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.
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