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- Tue May 01, 2018 11:21 pm
- Forum: Event Newsletters
- Topic: Beltaine 2018
- Replies: 1
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Beltaine 2018
So that was an event and a half. The Friday rain didn't seem to matter much and the event seemed to get into full swing by early evening. It was nice to see so many people there early. It was also great to see how many actually attended! Did anyone have a final headcount? By my reckoning we had 26 c...
- Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Coming Soon!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16424
Re: Coming Soon!
Do hooks come in any letter other than "S"?
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: The Dagda and other Gods in carving
- Replies: 8
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Re: The Dagda and other Gods in carving
Prior to our time period but still relevant as far as the grotesque style is concerned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralaghan_Man And then for 25 bucks you can read this article... saldy it only covers up to 350 BC but I wood (ha!) assume it's informative https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/pro...
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: The Dagda and other Gods in carving
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9329
Re: The Dagda and other Gods in carving
here is a bit more on style...
https://www.museum.ie/The-Collections/D ... m-The-Past
Note in the Irish sagas, they often refer to an idealized head as "broad above and narrow below".
https://www.museum.ie/The-Collections/D ... m-The-Past
Note in the Irish sagas, they often refer to an idealized head as "broad above and narrow below".
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:38 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: The Dagda and other Gods in carving
- Replies: 8
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The Dagda and other Gods in carving
Christians and Pagans of our time period would have the same tools and the art is stylistically the same. Pagan imagery is common on Christian churches (Sheela na gig anyone?) So even thematically there is enough crossover to be comfortable to cite Boa island. I would refer to to the stone Lugh stat...
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: The Dagda and other Gods in carving
- Replies: 8
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Re: The Dagda
As cool as that is, the style is inconsistent with examples from our time period:Comyn wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:44 pm If anyone wants to have their own Dagda and isn't up to carving one, check this guy out:
http://studio-yarinka.com/product-categ ... ods/dagda/
dagda.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_Island
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:10 pm
- Forum: Event Newsletters
- Topic: Samhain Newsletter, 2017
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6911
Re: Samhain Newsletter, 2017
This event gave me scars and it was still worth it.
- Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Wanted: Table help
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14656
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 8:16 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Wanted: Table help
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14656
Re: Wanted: Table help
If you continue at this pace you can use the new table to dine with your ancestors.
You might be able to pick up a piece of scrap at home depot to fill in the block you need.
Awesome job though.
You might be able to pick up a piece of scrap at home depot to fill in the block you need.
Awesome job though.
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Happy Summer Solstice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7189
Happy Summer Solstice
Happy Solstice to all you sun worshipers out there.