Custom Celtic Wedding Rings?
Q: About three months ago, my fiancee and I found a web page for a
jewelry designer in Oregon who was mentioned on soc.culture.celtic and who
could take a custom abstract celtic pattern and make wedding rings to
order. But now I've lost the web address. Does anyone know someone who
could make custom wedding bands from a celtic pattern?
A:As a maker of a wide range of 'celtic' knotwork ring designs, I
probably shouldn't do this, but I am about to debunk a lot of the
mystique that people have imagined for these designs:
First of all, it wasn't the Celts who started the design style. The
Celts as a people existed in pre-Roman times and were very good at
making jewellery using twisted and woven metal wires. They were fond
of spirals and mazes ( the 'Greek' key pattern ), of designs based on
animals, and did produce some beautiful art forms with spirals and