Throughout most of Europe, there flourished an art form of graceful interlace that was to adorn everything from standing stones in sacred places to personal adornment and jewelry.

     The Celts drew mesmeric spirals and swirls, envisioning the world as a series of cycles passing from one to the other. Originally, the knot work appeared in ancient Scandinavia and was introduced to the Celts through raids and cultural interchange.

     However, it was the Celts that truly made this motif a work of art. Their vision of the world flowed from spiral to knot, both representing interconnectedness of all life, and the cyclical nature of the world.

     Like a spider's web, no part can be touched without affecting the whole. Tapping into the Great Spirit, the One, and the incredible potential that is yours. Just as the single strands of the cord are somewhat fragile, when woven together, the rope is far stronger than all of its individual parts.

     These unique designs symbolize Love in the form of the heart, the hands speak of the friendship cradling it, and the crown of fidelity (The crown was added much later by Queen Victoria to mean loyalty to one’s love… and most probably the British Imperial crown). 

     Legend has it that a young man named Richard Joyce was captured just prior to his wedding, sold into slavery by pirates, and wound up in the Algeria and learned goldsmithing. He fashioned this design for his beloved. When he finally returned to Ireland, he gave this ring to his betrothed.

     Wear this on your right hand with the heart turned outwards and you are demonstrating to the world that your heart is not yet won. Worn on the left hand with heart turned inwards, it means two loves joined in matrimony. This finger has a vein that goes directly to the heart.

     Enjoy this unique design, and may you add more color to it's meaning by your own appreciation, personal symbolism and further adventures!

     Three was a very powerful number to the Celts throughout Europe. This talisman shows the interaction of the threefold path. Whichever way you want to see things, it can be divided into three's. The three of Cups, Father Son and Holy Ghost; Maid Mother Crone; Past present, and future; me, my wife, and our dog, or any way you cut it, they all fold together in the Cosmos to express the whole.  

     Although many knots could be termed an "Eternity Knot", any knot that has a closed path, with no beginning or end may be symbolic of continuum or eternity. Since knot work is often used as an emblem of heritage, the symbolism of "continuum" reinforces the endurance of the tradition.

     The Tri-fold structure of the triscalia /triskalia/trefoil/triquetra knot is universal in Celtic cultures across Europe. The three points suggest the coming together of past, present, and future.

     This design was inspired by an experience on a canoe one night. The clouds parted to allow moonlight to reveal the swirls from the paddle on the lake's surface. The paddle dipped in the water and the water swirled about it. It is from this psyche-Celtic frame of mind Da’oud created the Celtic Swirl designs.

     The waves resembled the interweaving nature of the Celtic knot, both representing eternity and the cycle of life. It encompasses both the connectivity of life in the knot work, but also the ever flowing, ever changing nature of that same life in the water.

     These knots encompass two parts which symbolize the maintenance of individuality in a relationship. The mandala is the dance of two who help each other to grow by being there to reflect as a mirror, the cords left free symbolize that individuality is not lost but enhanced by this union.

    The image of a knot has been found in places as ancient as the Indus Valley Civilization. It represents the intertwining of wisdom and compassion, the ever-cycling birth, death, and rebirth, and the wisdom of the Buddha.

     Da’oud’s interpretation shows two pieces dancing together to create a whole. They never fully connect, but the ends are left free to demonstrate the freedom of the individuals in this engaging dance.

      The symbol of eternity is a fitting theme for any wedding band. The subtle helix of the dancing knot strands weave around the rings and the ends are left free to demonstrate the freedom of the individuals in this engaging dance. The Knot is dancing in that it is fluid, not constricting but organic, alive and in motion, in tune with the forces of life, adaptable to new circumstances.