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| Gailsart.com |
| Illuminated manuscripts |
1088 LOVE & MARRIAGE - Text, artwork and calligraphy by Gail.
The lettering and also some of the designwork are done in India
ink. Other media used are pigment inks, metallic inks, Prismacolor
pencil and watercolor. The 11" x 8" image is on d'Arches 100%
cotton rag 140-pound hot-press watercolor paper.
The original of this piece is triple-matted and framed in a 24" x 19"
gilt wood frame.
$1550
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1088-P LOVE & MARRIAGE Print
Limited edition of only 100 prints total. State-of-the-art Giclee
process, printed on Hahnemuhle 100% cotton rag. Image
size same as the original (11" x 8"). Each print is signed and
numbered by hand. Paper size 14" x 11".
$60
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1088-P/E LOVE & MARRIAGE Print, hand-embellished with gold
metallic ink.
$75
The lettering and also some of the designwork are done in India
ink. Other media used are pigment inks, metallic inks, Prismacolor
pencil and watercolor. The 11" x 8" image is on d'Arches 100%
cotton rag 140-pound hot-press watercolor paper.
The original of this piece is triple-matted and framed in a 24" x 19"
gilt wood frame.
$1550
____________________________________________________
1088-P LOVE & MARRIAGE Print
Limited edition of only 100 prints total. State-of-the-art Giclee
process, printed on Hahnemuhle 100% cotton rag. Image
size same as the original (11" x 8"). Each print is signed and
numbered by hand. Paper size 14" x 11".
$60
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1088-P/E LOVE & MARRIAGE Print, hand-embellished with gold
metallic ink.
$75
474 TWENTY-THIRD PSALM
Lettered in Old English and Uncial scripts, this song of David is from
the Old Testament. The knotwork and intricate geometric designs are
entirely original but inspired by the manuscripts of medieval Celtic
monks.
The image size of the original is 12" x 8" and the media employed are
India ink, pigment inks, gold metallic ink and watercolor, on d'Arches
140 lb hot press 100% rag watercolor paper.
The original of this piece is matted in forest green and framed in a
dark stained wood frame with beaded moulding, outside dimensions
24" x 20"
$1675
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474-P TWENTY-THIRD PSALM Print
Limited edition of 250 prints, individually signed and numbered.
Image size same as original (12" x 8"). Paper size 17" x 11" .
$45
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474-P/E TWENTY-THIRD Print, hand-embellished with gold
metallic ink
$60
Lettered in Old English and Uncial scripts, this song of David is from
the Old Testament. The knotwork and intricate geometric designs are
entirely original but inspired by the manuscripts of medieval Celtic
monks.
The image size of the original is 12" x 8" and the media employed are
India ink, pigment inks, gold metallic ink and watercolor, on d'Arches
140 lb hot press 100% rag watercolor paper.
The original of this piece is matted in forest green and framed in a
dark stained wood frame with beaded moulding, outside dimensions
24" x 20"
$1675
_____________________________________________________
474-P TWENTY-THIRD PSALM Print
Limited edition of 250 prints, individually signed and numbered.
Image size same as original (12" x 8"). Paper size 17" x 11" .
$45
_____________________________________________________
474-P/E TWENTY-THIRD Print, hand-embellished with gold
metallic ink
$60
438 TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE
The central text of this piece is the well known passage from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" wherein Polonius advises his
departing son,"This above all: to thine own self be true and it must follow as the night the day, that thou canst not then
be false to any man." The miniature watercolor paintings in the upper and lower areas correspond to the day and night
referred to in this speech.
Woven into the overall design are six additional passages addressing the theme of personal authenticity. Included are
quotations from Lao Tse, Euripides, Chaucer, Wittier, Lessing and Thoreau, spanning 2400 years. A further
expression of the overall theme is found in the Celtic knotwork designs in which a single line weaves over and under
itself and back to its beginning, a fitting symbol for personal unity and integrity.
Image size 11 5/8" x 8 3/8". India ink, pigment inks,metallic inks, watercolor and 23-1/2k pearl gold on d'Arches 140 lb
hot-pressed 100% rag paper. The original is double matted with a gold liner and off-white top mat with a stucco -like
texture. The 22" x 18" frame is elaborately carved wood with a gilt finish.
$1625
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438-P THIS ABOVE ALL Print
Limited Edition Print (250 prints total). Image size same as original. Paper size 14 1/4" x 11"
$45
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438-P/E THIS ABOVE ALL Print. hand-embellished with gold metallic ink
$60
The central text of this piece is the well known passage from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" wherein Polonius advises his
departing son,"This above all: to thine own self be true and it must follow as the night the day, that thou canst not then
be false to any man." The miniature watercolor paintings in the upper and lower areas correspond to the day and night
referred to in this speech.
Woven into the overall design are six additional passages addressing the theme of personal authenticity. Included are
quotations from Lao Tse, Euripides, Chaucer, Wittier, Lessing and Thoreau, spanning 2400 years. A further
expression of the overall theme is found in the Celtic knotwork designs in which a single line weaves over and under
itself and back to its beginning, a fitting symbol for personal unity and integrity.
Image size 11 5/8" x 8 3/8". India ink, pigment inks,metallic inks, watercolor and 23-1/2k pearl gold on d'Arches 140 lb
hot-pressed 100% rag paper. The original is double matted with a gold liner and off-white top mat with a stucco -like
texture. The 22" x 18" frame is elaborately carved wood with a gilt finish.
$1625
__________________________________________________________________________________________
438-P THIS ABOVE ALL Print
Limited Edition Print (250 prints total). Image size same as original. Paper size 14 1/4" x 11"
$45
__________________________________________________________________________________________
438-P/E THIS ABOVE ALL Print. hand-embellished with gold metallic ink
$60
429 AMOR
Amor Vincit Omnia - Latin for "love conquers all."
This 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece was drawn on parchment paper using India ink, metallic ink, Prismacolor
pencils and pigment inks.
The original is already SOLD, but framed prints as well as mugs and notecards are available -
Amor Vincit Omnia - Latin for "love conquers all."
This 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece was drawn on parchment paper using India ink, metallic ink, Prismacolor
pencils and pigment inks.
The original is already SOLD, but framed prints as well as mugs and notecards are available -
440 BENEDICTION (Numbers 6:24-6, Old Testament)
The text of this ancient blessing is written in Old English script in sepia ink. Other media used are pigment inks, gold
metallic ink and watercolor. The original is on acid-free 140 lb. 100% rag d'Arches watercolor paper. The detailed
designs, especially the knotwork, were inspired by the "carpet" pages of the Book of Kells (8th century Irish illuminated
manuscript created at the monastery on the island of Iona, then later moved to the monastery at Kells for safety from
raiders. It is now at Trinity College, Dublin. I would love to have the honor of viewing it in person .... some day.
The original - 9 7/8" x 6" image size - is double matted and framed in an elaborately carved gilt wood frame, "19 x 15"
outside dimensions.
$1025
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440-P BENEDICTION Print
Limited edition of 250 prints total: same image size as original. Paper size 17" x 11"
$45
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
440-P/E BENEDICTION Print, hand embellished with gold metallic ink
$60
The text of this ancient blessing is written in Old English script in sepia ink. Other media used are pigment inks, gold
metallic ink and watercolor. The original is on acid-free 140 lb. 100% rag d'Arches watercolor paper. The detailed
designs, especially the knotwork, were inspired by the "carpet" pages of the Book of Kells (8th century Irish illuminated
manuscript created at the monastery on the island of Iona, then later moved to the monastery at Kells for safety from
raiders. It is now at Trinity College, Dublin. I would love to have the honor of viewing it in person .... some day.
The original - 9 7/8" x 6" image size - is double matted and framed in an elaborately carved gilt wood frame, "19 x 15"
outside dimensions.
$1025
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
440-P BENEDICTION Print
Limited edition of 250 prints total: same image size as original. Paper size 17" x 11"
$45
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
440-P/E BENEDICTION Print, hand embellished with gold metallic ink
$60
| All images copyright Gail Coppock 1990-2008 |
A LITTLE BACKGROUND:
When I first came across images of
illuminated manuscripts produced in
monasteries in the British Isles as
early as the 800's, I was
immediately taken with the
sumptuousness of design and color.
At the time, it did not yet occur to
me that it was a bit ironic that monks
living within damp, bone-chilling
stone walls, with the most meager of
creature comforts, could be inspired
to create some of the most
intricately-designed, luminously
painted manuscripts of the Western
world. All I knew was that they
made me want to make my own
"carpet" pages of geometric
patterns, continuous-line knotwork
and zoomorphic shapes.
Eager to take my own handlettering,
which I'd been doing since 1978, to
a different level by incorporating
these ancient design ideas, I
studied facsimiles of old illuminated
maniscripts to learn the principles of
Celtic interlacing - poring over
whatever images I could find on the
internet and in the local library - so
that I could create my own original
knotwork designs.
This process led to my becoming
more aware of the geometric
patterns and shapes all around me
- from the embossing on a paper
napkin in a diner, to the
Greek-inspired design on the
linoleum floor of a funky little beach
house we rented, to the beautiful
Moorish mosaics featured on a
magazine cover.
At first the complexity of Celtic
knotwork, for example, was a bit
daunting: how to create a
decorative design that not only
stands on its own with aesthetic
integrity but is also true to the
principle of the neverending line,
that crosses over and under itself
and eventually back to its own
beginning. After a while, though, it
started to become part of me. It
was an "aha" experience that gave
rise to a whole new, and very
fulfilling, mode of visual expression
for me.
New, yes, but also very old. Many
times I have visited in my mind the
ascetic calligraphers of hundreds of
years ago, working in their
scriptoria: those monks whose rich
imagination lead to the ethereal,
illuminated pages that might never
be equaled. And always I am in awe
of - and forever indebted to - their
creative vision as well as the
example of their exquisitely careful
execution.
- Gail
When I first came across images of
illuminated manuscripts produced in
monasteries in the British Isles as
early as the 800's, I was
immediately taken with the
sumptuousness of design and color.
At the time, it did not yet occur to
me that it was a bit ironic that monks
living within damp, bone-chilling
stone walls, with the most meager of
creature comforts, could be inspired
to create some of the most
intricately-designed, luminously
painted manuscripts of the Western
world. All I knew was that they
made me want to make my own
"carpet" pages of geometric
patterns, continuous-line knotwork
and zoomorphic shapes.
Eager to take my own handlettering,
which I'd been doing since 1978, to
a different level by incorporating
these ancient design ideas, I
studied facsimiles of old illuminated
maniscripts to learn the principles of
Celtic interlacing - poring over
whatever images I could find on the
internet and in the local library - so
that I could create my own original
knotwork designs.
This process led to my becoming
more aware of the geometric
patterns and shapes all around me
- from the embossing on a paper
napkin in a diner, to the
Greek-inspired design on the
linoleum floor of a funky little beach
house we rented, to the beautiful
Moorish mosaics featured on a
magazine cover.
At first the complexity of Celtic
knotwork, for example, was a bit
daunting: how to create a
decorative design that not only
stands on its own with aesthetic
integrity but is also true to the
principle of the neverending line,
that crosses over and under itself
and eventually back to its own
beginning. After a while, though, it
started to become part of me. It
was an "aha" experience that gave
rise to a whole new, and very
fulfilling, mode of visual expression
for me.
New, yes, but also very old. Many
times I have visited in my mind the
ascetic calligraphers of hundreds of
years ago, working in their
scriptoria: those monks whose rich
imagination lead to the ethereal,
illuminated pages that might never
be equaled. And always I am in awe
of - and forever indebted to - their
creative vision as well as the
example of their exquisitely careful
execution.
- Gail
There is no shipping charge for
prints mailed to US addresses.
Prints will be shipped in sturdy
mailing tubes.
prints mailed to US addresses.
Prints will be shipped in sturdy
mailing tubes.
1182 - PEACE
"Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me," from a song by Jill Jackson and Sy Miller, lyrics used
with kind permission from Jan-Lee Music . To hear the song sung , go to You Tube and type in the title; there
are many different versions to listen to.
Ink and watercolor on sheepskin vellum. The original is double matted with gold liner and top mat of off-white
with a stucco-like texture. The 18" x 24" frame is wood with an antique gilt finish and beading accents.
$1,000
________________________________________________________________________________________
1182-P PEACE Print
Limited edition of 250 prints total. Paper size 11" x 17"
$45
________________________________________________________________________________________
1182-P/E PEACE Print, hand-embellished with gold metallic ink
$60
"Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me," from a song by Jill Jackson and Sy Miller, lyrics used
with kind permission from Jan-Lee Music . To hear the song sung , go to You Tube and type in the title; there
are many different versions to listen to.
Ink and watercolor on sheepskin vellum. The original is double matted with gold liner and top mat of off-white
with a stucco-like texture. The 18" x 24" frame is wood with an antique gilt finish and beading accents.
$1,000
________________________________________________________________________________________
1182-P PEACE Print
Limited edition of 250 prints total. Paper size 11" x 17"
$45
________________________________________________________________________________________
1182-P/E PEACE Print, hand-embellished with gold metallic ink
$60
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view.
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detailed image.
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detailed image.
For framed 23rd Psalm
posters (not signed,
numbered or
embellished) and note
cards,
visit my store at CafePress
posters (not signed,
numbered or
embellished) and note
cards,
visit my store at CafePress
Updated 8/20/08
Just a reminder:
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larger view of
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much more
detailed view.
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larger view of
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much more
detailed view.
WHAT I'M WORKING ON NOW: the Serenity Prayer. These pieces each
take a few months, so I'm looking at finishing by December.
take a few months, so I'm looking at finishing by December.