White Hart
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
The white hart is a mystical creature that appears in many stories new and old. The ancient Celts revered them as great omens, St. Eustace saw one with a crucifix between its antlers, and the wizard Harry Potter bore one as his patronus.
Still, white harts are not only found in stories — the are real.
Science tells us that a white hart is a kind of ‘red deer’ with ‘Lesucism’. Lesucism turns creatures white, like albinism, but without the red eyes. This means, you could actually enter a forest and come face to face with a white hart.
Tree of Life
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
The tree of life is a very cross-cultural symbol. The ancient Celts used them in their religious practices and each tribe would have its own tree. The Norse tell of the ‘world-tree’ Yggdrasil that holds up the whole.
Further, in the garden of Eden there was a tree of life. Humanity was prevented from eating its fruit after tasting from the forbidden tree of knowledge. But, at the end of time, the tree of life will once again be made available to eat from.
Night Owl
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
Owls are an underestimated animal–viewed as cute or cuddly, the owl is actually a hunter and carnivore. This owl is modeled off of the ‘Long-eared Owl’, the most prevalent species of owl in Ireland.
I have found in many Celtic fairy tales, people get turned into owls by the gods as a sort of punishment.
Nine Tailed Fox
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
In the orient, they tell stories of a magical fox with nine tails that has the power to transform into a beautiful woman. Beware the tricky wiles of the ‘Kitsune’.
Kraken
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
Why has the ship gone missing? The Kraken! Its large tentacle rise up from the depths and grapple the hulls proud ship of men. Make your peace with your maker before you sail the northern seas!
Gelert the dog
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
Returning from the hunt, the knight found the crib empty and blood on the dogs snout. In hot anger, he slew the dog with his sword. Later he found the baby hiding but alive, and a wolf lying bloodied and dead.
Sea Serpent
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
Sailors across the world tell stories of monsters lurking beneath the deep. They inhabit the fringes of our old faded maps and leer at us from the dark corners of our imagination.
Pangur Bán
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
Over 1000 years ago, an Irish monk owned a white cat. As the monk would search with his manuscripts for the meaning, so too his cat–with keen eyes–would search for the elusive mouse. Observing this, the monk wrote a poem we still have today: ‘Pangur Bán’
The Bee
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- 8″x10″ art print
- ‘Familiars’ series
Bees are interesting insects. We fear the sharpness of their sting, and yet they do us more good than harm. The humble bee provides us with honey, tends our gardens, and makes green things grow.