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More star knots - now with
five, six & seven petals

TheAlmachStar

1992 | Isle of Man | 4” x 4”
Pencil

It’s a simple and bold star with a roundy center.

One of my first star ideas I laid down in the early 90s. When I started exploring Celtic Knots properly - I started exploring with the simplest knots, by the numbers: You can’t do much with one side - it’s just a line. Two sides, you get the Infinity knot. With three sides you naturally come upon a triangle.

SN: 1:5:5
SN = Structural Number

TheAlpheratzStar

1992 | Isle of Man | 6” x 6”
Pencil

Another 5-petaled star just with a slightly different design. Sharper corners.

Then moving up to 4 sides [a square], naturally followed by 5 sides [a star], with 6, 7, 8 sides, all being stars too - and onward toward infinity [you’ll never get there btw]. The more sides you have the less room you have.

Which makes the triangle star much more interesting to me.

SN: 1:5:5

TheDaveStar

2007 | South Boston | 8” x 8”
Pencil

The simplest of star knots - two interlocking triangles. Known in Hebrew as Magen David or Shield of David. A symbol of Jewish cultural identity and unity.

SN: 2:6:6

TheDaithiStar

2010 | South Boston | 6” x 6”
Pencil

Another rendition of the Star of David - this time I wanted to see the relationship between the two triangles so I shaded one.

Dáithí - Da-hee - is an Irish first name that translates as swiftness or nimbleness. It is sometimes use for people named David.

SN: 2:6:6

TheDavyStar

2010 | South Boston | 5” x 5”
Pencil

TheDavyStar is two double
intertwined triangles.

SN: 4:6:24

TheBankStar

2013 | South Boston | 7” x 7”
Pencil

This star has one more petal than the David star - which means it could not be two lines - but one continuous line. The odd number - by the nature of numbers - unites the two triangles.

SN: 1:7:21

TheAltarStar

1992 | Isle of Man | 6” x 6”
Pencil

Almost identical to the previous star - except it has fewer crossings.

SN: 1:7:14

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