09/03/2026
With the shop being overrun with rabid mosquitos, I’ll turn my attention to something else for the moment…
Have any of you ever heard of The Book of Kells? If not, it’s a fascinating subject to look into. It is what is called an “Illuminated Manuscript” of the four gospels from the New Testament. The picture is the “Chi-Rho” page. The X and “P” were the first two Greek letters (was it Greek or Latin? I can’t remember) of Christ’s name. I have a type of Chi-Rho tattoo on my left shoulder.
Monks devoted an incredible amount of time, energy, mental aptitude and love into illustrating the words of the scriptures. The detail contained in these pages is nothing short of spectacular.
It is a relic of a time when beauty meant something. The art, architecture, the regular things of life all had a certain flair that we’ve lost over the years. I look around and I see a monochromatic landscape of industrial colors on cars, industrial lines on buildings and utilitarian themes in every day objects that strip the artistic flourishes we used to take for granted.
I do my best to bring beauty back into this increasingly spartan world. My hope is that some folks enjoy the art I produce and join me in the journey to find a less efficient, but more beautiful way to express themselves.
