FAQ

The Aon Celtic Art logo has gone through a few evolutions over the years! Copyright in 1998, this design was first created to be used as a garment tag for a line of clothing I was developing for a company at that time. While the clothing line didn't go anywhere, I loved the design so much that I registered it as my logo. The word AON is Irish and means "the one, the only", and the little knot inside there is a variation of a very old knot used by many cultures, including the Celts. Many people today call this knot a Trinity Knot, but that name is only a modern title given to that design (check out my essay on Celtic Symbolism if you'd like to read more). ❤️

I don't accept private commissions any longer unfortunately. I have a lot of publishing contractual obligations and it just doesn't leave me with enough time. But thank you for thinking of me!

If your website is for nonprofit use (eg. a registered nonprofit, charity, your personal blog or website, etc). If you use it on a website, then a link back to my site and a credit line stating myself as the artist must be included on the same page that displays the image, in a format similar to "Painting Name" © [insert copyright date], Cari Buziak. http://www.aon-celtic.com". If you're not sure whether your usage is okay, just drop me a line! ❤️ I also have a free clipart section that you can browse for more Celtic images.

To download an image, place your cursor over the image and right-click with your mouse. A menu will pop up and you can select "Save this image" and it'll be downloaded to your computer.

Celtic art is alive and well in the modern age! While an image you see carved on an ancient stone or manuscript is public domain for use, new artwork created by Celtic artists are copyrighted the moment they're made. The "but it's all ancient" is one of the biggest myths out there that modern Celtic artist have to battle. The other big myth is the "you only have to change something by such-and-such percent and then you can call it your own". Wrong again! What you're just made is called a "derivative work", which is copyright infringement. Under copyright law NO changes may be made to a copyrighted work without the original creator's permission. The last big myth is that everything on the internet is public domain. Actually, the opposite is true. Almost everything on the internet is copyright protected, but (usually) just poorly credited.

I'd seen Celtic art here and there, without even knowing what it was at first. When I finially discovered what it was, and saw an ad for a local calligraphy course on uncials (the old lettering used in manuscripts) and Celtic knotwork, I signed up right away! I've studied ancient art history, made my own rabbit skin glue, traditional gesso, egg tempera paints, and worked on real vellum. My library is full of books on medieval pigments, gilding and manuscripts! Today, I work digitally and have a few iMac computers, scanners, and printers. With the amount of publishing and design that I do now, my main software is Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, although I have a bunch of other apps and software that I tinker with too.

I pretty much use whatever I need to get the results I'm looking for. As you can see in my Gallery, I've used things like acrylic, watercolor, gouache, ink, egg tempera, and gilding on a variety of surfaces like handmade papers, real vellums and parchments, suede and wood.

I don't take private commissions any longer, unfortunately, but the clipart images on my website may be licensed for use as a logo. Logo licenses are $75 US and this includes color and black and white copies of the design (I can recolor it for free to your company colors). The artwork is provided in high resolution 600dpi and vector EPS format, and I can add text with your name or your company name for an additional $25 US. Reach out if you're interested!

There is a discussion about Celtic Symbolism that I've written on this topic tht you can check out. While there are no historical meanings known for any Celtic art designs, I can probably tell you whether or not the image has any historical origins. Feel free to e-mail a photo or send a link and I'll check it out. I can't promise that I'll recognize it, but if I do I'll let you know. ❤️