Homeschooling like Alfred the Great…
I was captivated by illuminated manuscripts when I was a kid, so now my work is all about making this beautiful world of art and legend accessible to my kids and others - young ones need to engage in handiwork that is valuable and significant, and they need to imagine a world full of valor and beauty, for they will be the ones to make it!
Today is the last day to join the project:
Text
Text
hand-drawn circular knot held within expanding rings of blue and grey.
“Aegis” a shield.
A protected centre.
Energy radiating outward in measured waves.
This piece explores containment and strength the idea that power does not roar; sometimes it rests at the core and moves outward in quiet ripples.
Water-toned blues meet stone-grey lines, creating a layered balance between motion and stability.
Medium: Marker and ink on paper.
Original artwork by Emma Hewitt.
Text
was so immediately charmed by this hiberno-norse dragon on the cross of cong and his noodliness
Text
ALTFor the first time in literal years I’ve done a drawing! And it even has colour in it!
I’m really pleased to be doing some drawing again, and am really happy with how this turned out. Many thanks to @moonintheabyss for xir help with the colours.
You can get it, along with all my other drawings, on my Redbubble here.
Explanation under the cut
[[MORE]]So this is a multifandom thing, combining images for the idol/idol adjacent groups I’m into:
The moth is for Phantom Siita, including being based on the Epicopeia hainesii moth which they get their names from, and the knotwork being coloured the four members’ colours.
The fox head is for BABYMETAL, including the red, blue eye and pink teeth for Su, Moa and Momo respectively.
The boar’s head is for ATARASHII GAKKO! (chosen after the “Youthful Boar” name of their movie) including doing the three white stripes in the blue hair.
Text
Crawling out of my lurking hole to say:
There is a fabulous resource for learning macrame at free-macrame-patterns.com with picture tutorials for a whole range of knots and patterns, and the owner can no longer upkeep the website so it is CLOSING IN APRIL 2026.
I’m going to attempt to .pdf most webpages but take a look and save what you need because it’s such a good resource!
Text
Text
Rosette hitches are one of my favorite decorative bits, always fun to play around with!
Text
Early Medieval Interlaced Stone Fragments, Kirby Stephen Church, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Text
‘Strathmartine 8’ Early Medieval Symbol Stone, 700 CE, Meffan Institute, Forfar, Angus
Text
https://twistedthreads.org/pattern/Q5fEEk3q7Y3Ygf5Kw
I figured out a pattern based on an image of someone’s woven diagonals. Have not yet tried weaving it but I am optimistic. Source image is on the page below.
Text
Getting some of the handbound Eddas out in the mail this morning before I start getting together the Appaloosa music festival setup. I have a lot of page sewing on my plate over the next few weeks!
Text
The September project will have not just an Anglish retelling of the Gospel story in the style of the Heliand, but also a complete translation of the Dream of the Rood along with the Old English original. It will be a truly mickle Christ Mass gift!
Text
Good morning! Finished up the goldwork for the incipit page redesign, from Latin to Old English for the September project. Illumination is on 11 x 14" goatskin vellum; I needed something to paint this weekend while I’m at Appaloosa Music Festival this weekend.
Text
This is kind of a follow-up to my knotwork xenomorph metal pin I designed a while back. I’m hoping to turn this into shirts soon! :)
Prints are available: https://artofmaquenda.etsy.com/listing/4339055432/knotwork-xenomorph-print-alien-jonesy