Epona Celtic Horse Knotwork – Intarsia Woodworking

Epona was a goddess of great strength to the ancient Celts. She is the protector of horses and symbolized understanding, vitality, and Independence. I chose to do this Epona Celtic Horse Knotwork piece because of the beauty in the design and in the meaning.

                       

As I talked about in prior knotwork articles, I have come across several knotwork projects that I am exploring. I found a similar design to this while at a festival and I fell in love how the lines are continuous in the designs and continue to flow in a timeless fashion. After seeing the design, I came home and worked up a plan. I also decided to do some research on the meaning behind the design and I stumbled across a great article about Epona that was very informative by angelfire.com http://www.angelfire.com/journal/ofapoet/epona.html. In this project, it was very important to me to keep the lines flowing as effortlessly as they could. The horses in this scheme denote strength, and I also wanted this to show through in the design. I began this piece by creating the backer. This is made of pine. I then began the cutting. This design repeats itself three times, so I learned quickly that I could cut everything in threes and it would all line up as I reassembled the image. The horses are of walnut and the knotwork is done in cedar. I chose to do these contrasting colored woods so that the knotwork would stand out against the backer. I added some detail to the horses with a dremel to give the horses some more character. This project is constructed out of 161 individual pieces.

This piece was made without a customer in mind, so it has been added to our current inventory and is for purchase at $250.00. If you are interested in this piece, please us the contact us section of our website http://www.cmobleydesigns.com/contact-us for more information.

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Chris - great work, sir

Might be interested in trying some of these.  Where are you getting your patterns?

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
Scroll Saw Forum Host

Thanks Fred. I am actually making my own patterns for these. I got some ideas when we were visiting the Irish festival and made my own.

Fred Wilson said:

Chris - great work, sir

Might be interested in trying some of these.  Where are you getting your patterns?

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
Scroll Saw Forum Host

Beautiful. The combination of the wood/colors is very pleasing to the eye.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Thanks Lew!

Lewis Kauffman said:

Beautiful. The combination of the wood/colors is very pleasing to the eye.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!