Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Iona V: Contemporary Cloister Art






The Iona Abbey Cloister may have risen from the ruins of the Reformation, but the capital carvings are decidedly contemporary. I can't identify the botanical ones myself, but I was entranced by the birds ~ especially, of course, the gannets.
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6 comments:

  1. Paul8/30/06, 11:15 PM

    I think those may be boobies.

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  2. Lisa :-]8/30/06, 11:31 PM

    Don't say nobody liked them. I haven't visited (sorry...been busy!) But I love this art! As you know, I am enchanted by birds...

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  3. emmapeelDallas8/30/06, 11:41 PM

    I love this art too...beautiful photos, as always...and I always especially enjoy reading what you've written about your travels.

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  4. Gannet Girl8/31/06, 7:39 AM

    Well...the gannet is the only northern member of the booby family and we were definitely in the north.

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  5. Anonymous8/31/06, 5:23 PM

    Beautiful photos; I loved the more modern work there. Sorry I didn't comment but have been busy all week and just now got to the blog.

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  6. Anonymous9/2/06, 8:12 AM

    I needed you on the Cape to do bird identification. I couldn't find my book and spent the week clueless.

    I like the ancient art better as it seems more of the place but I suppose every place needs to stay current.

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