project 1

For our first class project we had to create our own illuminated manuscripts.  Let me know what you think.

more?

I"m still looking for some pictures of particular frames in the movie and then I will post more if I am able to find them.

book.

In class we watched the secret of kells, a movie designed to emulate the book of kells illustrated pages.  The movie had a lot of similarities with the original book in the design aspects such as spirals, zoomorphic creatures, and knot work.  Check it out...

1. Creature - Snake & Wolf

lion

2. Brandon's drawing and its resemblance to the original book.

quilts.

The Beatus manuscripts weren't as overall detailed as the celtic ones, but they weren't interesting in their own ways.  The illustration style is much simpler with horizontal color blocking.  When I looked closely at the manuscripts I realized that most of them were narrative pieces that were more understandable than the previous ones we had looked at.  I kept thinking about the basic design of them with the narrative aspect and I thought they related to more modern art through painted quilts.

The blocky color patches and the order within sections reminded me of the Beatus manuscripts.  The repeating patterns are also a common feature in the older manuscripts.  I also like how the painted story quilts are divided into different sections that tell a complete story.  

jewelry.

This week we talked more in depth about celtic manuscripts and the fine detail, time, and effort put into making them.  One particular item we looked at was an old horse bridle.  I loved the unique flow-y shapes along with the gold and red color.

They made me realize that the same detail and colors are used in many modern celtic jewelry pieces.  Most of the knotwork that can be see in the pieces I have included below, can also be seen in older celtic designs.  Many of symbols are significant in celtic culture still today.

Check out some of these designs.