A Window into Time: The Celtic Flower & Christ Church Cathedral
This drypoint print was born from a quiet moment of awe.
I was standing inside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland—my camera on, eyes fixed on a small stained glass detail that felt both fragile and eternal. A single floral diamond, pressed between centuries of stone and story, caught my attention.
It wasn’t the grandest window in the cathedral. But it whispered something timeless.
A quiet beauty. A stillness. A reminder.
That moment turned into this print, a modern interpretation of a centuries-old design. Hand-etched and pulled with care, it’s a way of carrying a piece of that sacred silence forward.
A Cathedral with Centuries Beneath Its Feet
Christ Church Cathedral is the oldest medieval cathedral in Dublin, founded around 1030 by the Norse King Sitric Silkenbeard. Its structure has shifted over the centuries, balancing restoration with deep-rooted history.
You can still walk its echoing crypts and see medieval stonework, relics, and artifacts hidden beneath the pace of modern city life.
A Sacred Space... and a Cinematic One
But it isn’t just a sacred site—it’s also a cinematic one.
You may recognize its soaring arches and solemn beauty from the TV series The Tudors, where the cathedral served as the setting for scenes full of royal drama and ecclesiastical intrigue.
Today, you’ll find some of the actual costumes from the show on display inside the cathedral—an unexpected and delightful merging of history and fantasy.
I love that.
It’s a reminder that the medieval world isn’t frozen in time. It’s living. Changing. Inspiring new stories.
Art as a Bridge Between Past and Present
This piece, like many in my collection, is my way of honoring that legacy:
Breathing new life into old symbols, so they can keep whispering to modern hearts.
Thank you for being part of that journey.
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