MEADOW OF THE LAPWING CIRCLE PENDANT
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Product Description
Gorgeous, reversible circle pendant featuring original zoomorphic Celtic birds and ‘Peace to Thee’ carvings as created by the Ritchies, reimagined together into a modern and wearable annular pendant. This pendant is named for the Meadow of the Lapwing – a location found on old maps of Iona hand-drawn by the Gaelic-speaking Alexander Ritchie, in his other role as custodian of the Iona Abbey conducting tours for visitors.
When Mhairi and Maeve first came together on Iona to envisage founding the collection, Maeve was deeply inspired walking the island with Mhairi and discovering places of quieter significance than the popular destinations. The natural beauty of Iona is all around, in birdsong, wind, water, rock, crag, meadow, shore, grass and wildflower. The infinitely beautiful Gaelic descriptions and placenames of these are not often used on Iona today, as there is almost no Gaelic spoken on the island. Yet Gaelic was the epicentre of life for the Ritchies and features on many of their artworks, so it was imperative to Mhairi and Maeve to continue the work of Aosdana, bringing back the Gaelic and weaving our love of Gaelic art, culture and place into our name, logo, designs and storytelling.
It was a moment of great synchronicity when we considered what to call the brand, and suddenly realised that Mairi’s relative who we sought to honour - Ritchie apprentice Iain MacCormick - used the initials IMC on his work, which were the same initials for Ì Mo Chridhe - Iona my heart - a line often used in traditional Gaelic songs of the island, also engraved on many Ritchie jewels. We realised with joy we had connected to the unbroken line we sought, and the path ahead was clear!
CUSTOM MADE TO ORDER
Iona My Heart jewellery is custom made to order. As a collection led by ethical and sustainable practice, we manufacture on demand to save precious natural resources. Every piece is a treasure, and every customer is deeply meaningful to us.
beautifully wrapped
Our stylish packaging compliments our jewellery. Every Aosdàna jewellery purchase is thoughtfully wrapped in tissue paper, and presented in a hand stitched paper wallet, and secured with a foiled seal. If you wish your order to be despatched directly as a gift, please add notes to your order outlining any message you would like included.
For protection bubble bags and water resistant envelopes offer maximum protection during delivery.
