Literary Calligraphy by Susan Loy


Philosophy Selections - "IRISH BLESSING"

Irish Blessing

Susan Loy of Literary Calligraphy in Moneta, VA, joins text from literary classics or Biblical passages with delicate watercolor images and creates a unique bond between fine art and literature.

"May the road rise to meet you" is perhaps the most famous traditional Irish blessing: The often cited source of this blessing is Romans 15: 13, which begins, "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace..." Susan hand lettered the texts in English and Gaelic. Borders of interlacing Celtic knots surround the shamrocks.

The shamrock is the national flower of Ireland, and Irish legend associates the shamrock with St. Patrick. The word shamrock is anglicized from Seamrog, which means trefoil, or three-leaved. Botanists are equally divided as to which plant is the true shamrock, agreeing that it is either the white clover, Trifolium repens, or the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella. Susan painted both species of shamrock with their bright green trefoil leaves.

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"IRISH BLESSING"
Image size: 6-1/8" x 6-1/8", Frame Size: 12" x 12"
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