#limbs disarm

New print in our etsy shop!! Available asbackpatchandt-shirt!

“An Thríbhís Mhòr, the great triple spiral.”

The triple spiral motif is a Neolithic symbol common to many Indo-European cultures, examples of it are found from the megalithic temples of Malta in the South (4400–3600 BC) to the Northern megalithic tomb of Newgrange in   County Meath, Ireland, built around 3200 BC.
The triskelion/triskele is one of the most distinctive motifs in Iron Age Celtic art as well, both as a symbol in itself and forming the geometric basis for more complex artistic compositions. It remained a core symbol in Celtic artistic compositions for over a millennium, recorded throughout the La Têne period across the continent, and a central element in later Insular Celtic art of the early Christian period. Significant also is the fact that the triskele composition is often composed of animals of various types, indicating that the symbol was linked to or emanated from the natural world.

Collaboration with the very talented artist from Siberia Sergey Arzamastsev, who very generously gave us the permission to print his amazing work. You can find more of his artworks at this link: https://www.instagram.com/celticartlogo/

**this print is grey on black, but it’s available in different colour combinations

dun-scathach:

New design available on etsyasbackpatchort-shirt!

“An ægishjálm I bore up before all folk… so that none dared come near me, and of no weapon was I afraid, nor had I ever seen so many men before me, and yet deemed myself stronger than them all; for all men were greatly afraid of me.“

This is the first design from a collaboration with the talented artist Sofia from Fiskr Art. Hand drawn on paper by the artist and digitally redrawn by us. You can learn more about her works at this link https://www.instagram.com/fiskrart

Thank you so much, @hexawen for sharing this beautiful photo of you wearing our backpatch! The site in the photo is the fantastic Grianán Ailigh hillfort, in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal. It’s great to see where our prints go, especially when they happen to be in the same places we loved and visited.

Artwork by Sean Fitzgerald.

You can get one in our shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LimbsDisarm?ref=l2-shopheader-name

This is one of our hand-pulled t-shirts available in our etsy shop. The design comes from a paper-and-ink drawing by our talented friend @fiskrart. Heat treated for long lasting print quality.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/limbsdisarm
We ship internationally!


“An ægishjálm I bore up before all folk… so that none dared come near me, and of no weapon was I afraid, nor had I ever seen so many men before me, and yet deemed myself stronger than them all; for all men were greatly afraid of me.”
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Many thanks to Grace @tyrawen for the amazing photos, she’s a fantastic human being inside and outside.

New print!

Hér Ferr Hafdjarfr – Here sails the Sea-Brave.

Handpulled screenprint, available as t-shirt and backpatch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/limbsdisarm

Bryggen, Bergen, Norway – Some time during the early middle ages an unknown master runer carefully carved a Juniper stick with outstanding and meaningful designs. Still incredibly evocative of that past, the stick represents a complete Viking war fleet in all its power and glory, probably ready to sail, with dragonheads and pennants dominating the scene. On the reverse side of the stick is written Hér ferr Hafdjarfr, which literally means ‘Here sails the Sea-Brave’, either meaning an entire fleet or referring to the particular name (Hafdjarfr) of a local sea-bold.
Juniper itself was definitely not a random choice for the job. Part of the cypress family, it is one of the most widespread conifers and Vikings, being seamen and adventures who spread throughout Europe and beyond, would have found it everywhere. From warm and sunny Mediterranean places to the freezing landscapes of Norway, Greenland and Iceland, thus infusing a sense of longevity and immortality.
This print is the celebration of one of the most evocative archaeological findings in Scandinavian history and, in particular, of its Viking Age.

Longboats design by our friend @susannamascia, follow her to see more of her work!

More on my IG: https://www.instagram.com/limbsdisarm/