Calligraphy & Illumination
Kolfinna ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantiaText & Transliteration
Blaze and burn, bend with fire!Creation sparks, kindles in the skullas smith strikes smoldering face.Lightning leaps from Laurel’s hammer,etched and inscribed with well-earned leaves.Metal is molded, melting to the willof a wright worthier than Wayland himself:forge-hardened Valgard av Mors.Materials
12" x 12" wood panelPeriod GessoWinsor and Newton GouacheEgg yolkScript
Old English RunesSource
The Franks Casket / The Auzon CasketEarly 8th centuryThe British Museum1867,0120.1https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1867-0120-1