Back in the Grove 4

Hello once more, today I intend to do the last in this series on the "Celtic Cuff".

The adjacent picture shows the stippling that highlights the knot work as is the case with the lettering in the Book of Kells, the Lindisfarne and MacRegol Gospels. It is also seen on the lettering around the edge of the Ardagh Chalice in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. Although very time consuming it does make the knotwork stand out.

In the last picture you can see how the knot work has been planned to go around the hinge at the bottom of the cuff and continues all the way around. The design is a constant reminder that ones Path through Life consists of ups and down and eventually end up at the beginning and starts all over again. Finally the catch that you see in the upper part of the picture, has a built in safety catch. It is a double click catch that opens up by pressing the little bar.

This is the last of the pictures and it shows the open cuff as well as the catch with the CE mark on the bottom. I trust that this was of interest to some of you, and thank you for you time.

Now I need to get going on my new venture at the Granville Island Market, in Vancouver. My opening date will be April 11th over the weekend. TTYAL (talk to you all later) RD