Wall art illustration for Renton restaurant.
Budget: €250 – €750 EUR
need 8 custom drawn or Adobe printable pieces of wall art for our Irish pub in Renton. The subject matter for each is the representation of a mythical creature of the United Kingdom. Each “creature” will also be the name of one of our signature cocktails. Here is some info on the each of the “creatures.”
The Sly Fox
The Celts believed foxes were cunning creatures with a wily intelligence, known for their trickery and their wisdom. Foxes were seducers…able to captivate with both their voice and their good looks. When a fox appeared, Celts thought the fox symbolized a need to think quickly and strategically, to employ cleverness and wisdom, and to adapt to situations.
The Fat Badger
Should a badger cross the path
Which thou hast taken, then
Good luck is thine, so it be said
Beyond the luck of men.
But if it cross in front of thee,
Beyond where thou shalt tread,
And if by chance doth turn the mould,
Thou art numbered with the dead.
The White Hare
In some parts of Britain it used to be said by the cunning folk that when a pure maiden who had loved a man with all her heart and soul is forsaken or is betrayed by him, then her spirit returns in the form of a white hare to haunt that man bringing him misery and death
The Black Hound
The Black Dog is the name given to a being found primarily in the folklores of the British Isles. The black dog is essentially a nocturnal apparition, often said to be associated with The Devil or a Hellhound. It is generally supposed to be larger than a normal dog, and often has large, glowing eyes. It is often associated with electrical storms, and also with crossroads, places of execution and ancient pathways
The Highland Tiger
The Scottish wildcat's guile and ferocity are the stuff of legend. No docile pet cat, this, but a cunning and shadowy animal, elusive to the point of invisibility, but utterly fearless when forced to fight for its life. Those who saw one would always remember its beauty – the cloak of dense fur marked with bold tiger stripes, the green-eyed stare and haughty sneer, and the broad, banded tail whisking away into the forest's gloom. —Marianne Taylor
Tracking The Highland Tiger: In Search of Scottish Wildcats
The Red Stag
This noble beast has been inspiring Celtic thought for thousands of years. In Celtic myth and religion, the stag personifies the power of the Other World (realm of the dead and/or the Gods), the forest and untamed nature generally. The animal is powerful, agile and sexually vigorous. Its antlers, which resemble the branches of a tree, are an emblem of the regenerative and cyclical pattern of nature — they grow throughout the summer, are used in the rutting duels, and drop off in the winter only to grow again next spring. The antlers also remind us that nature can be dangerous and violent, or benign. —USA Kilts (Check)
The Sleepy Hedgehog
Hedgehogs play a more postive role in the fairy tale tradition, where they appear as Animal Guides, Animal Brides/Bridegrooms, and revenants of wise and gentle nature.
A Hedgehog has strong ties to the Earth Element. Its belly is always close to the ground, so Hedgehog stays centered and connected to the Mother. Perhaps this is why people in Iran say Hedgehog Medicine includes fertility and abundance, particularly for the land. They also feel Hedgehog is a Solar Animal, an icon of vitality. When you see the Hedgehog’s array of spikes bursting outward like sunlight, it’s easy to understand why the ancients would make this association.
The Wild Boar
To the Anglo-Saxons, the fierce wild boar was a symbol of strength and fertility. Its image adorned their helmets. It was ceremonially eaten along with apples at the mid-winter feast. In the distant Bronze-Age, the boar with its crescent-shaped tusks was seen as symbolic of the Great Goddess. It reflected her three personae of battle-goddess, mother-goddess and finally, as ‘The Great Sow’, the devourer- symbol of death
The Sly Fox
The Celts believed foxes were cunning creatures with a wily intelligence, known for their trickery and their wisdom. Foxes were seducers…able to captivate with both their voice and their good looks. When a fox appeared, Celts thought the fox symbolized a need to think quickly and strategically, to employ cleverness and wisdom, and to adapt to situations.
The Fat Badger
Should a badger cross the path
Which thou hast taken, then
Good luck is thine, so it be said
Beyond the luck of men.
But if it cross in front of thee,
Beyond where thou shalt tread,
And if by chance doth turn the mould,
Thou art numbered with the dead.
The White Hare
In some parts of Britain it used to be said by the cunning folk that when a pure maiden who had loved a man with all her heart and soul is forsaken or is betrayed by him, then her spirit returns in the form of a white hare to haunt that man bringing him misery and death
The Black Hound
The Black Dog is the name given to a being found primarily in the folklores of the British Isles. The black dog is essentially a nocturnal apparition, often said to be associated with The Devil or a Hellhound. It is generally supposed to be larger than a normal dog, and often has large, glowing eyes. It is often associated with electrical storms, and also with crossroads, places of execution and ancient pathways
The Highland Tiger
The Scottish wildcat's guile and ferocity are the stuff of legend. No docile pet cat, this, but a cunning and shadowy animal, elusive to the point of invisibility, but utterly fearless when forced to fight for its life. Those who saw one would always remember its beauty – the cloak of dense fur marked with bold tiger stripes, the green-eyed stare and haughty sneer, and the broad, banded tail whisking away into the forest's gloom. —Marianne Taylor
Tracking The Highland Tiger: In Search of Scottish Wildcats
The Red Stag
This noble beast has been inspiring Celtic thought for thousands of years. In Celtic myth and religion, the stag personifies the power of the Other World (realm of the dead and/or the Gods), the forest and untamed nature generally. The animal is powerful, agile and sexually vigorous. Its antlers, which resemble the branches of a tree, are an emblem of the regenerative and cyclical pattern of nature — they grow throughout the summer, are used in the rutting duels, and drop off in the winter only to grow again next spring. The antlers also remind us that nature can be dangerous and violent, or benign. —USA Kilts (Check)
The Sleepy Hedgehog
Hedgehogs play a more postive role in the fairy tale tradition, where they appear as Animal Guides, Animal Brides/Bridegrooms, and revenants of wise and gentle nature.
A Hedgehog has strong ties to the Earth Element. Its belly is always close to the ground, so Hedgehog stays centered and connected to the Mother. Perhaps this is why people in Iran say Hedgehog Medicine includes fertility and abundance, particularly for the land. They also feel Hedgehog is a Solar Animal, an icon of vitality. When you see the Hedgehog’s array of spikes bursting outward like sunlight, it’s easy to understand why the ancients would make this association.
The Wild Boar
To the Anglo-Saxons, the fierce wild boar was a symbol of strength and fertility. Its image adorned their helmets. It was ceremonially eaten along with apples at the mid-winter feast. In the distant Bronze-Age, the boar with its crescent-shaped tusks was seen as symbolic of the Great Goddess. It reflected her three personae of battle-goddess, mother-goddess and finally, as ‘The Great Sow’, the devourer- symbol of death