About the work

A closer look.

The fire she keeps is not a war fire. Brigid is the smith's flame, the healing well and the first rushes of spring, and she is one of the few the old Irish never stopped calling on. The goddess and the saint share the same day and the same name, which is how a fire survives a change of religion. Here she stands in the forge light with a rush cross bound in the smoke. One JPG that prints clean at 20x16 in. The telling is the fire that is not a war fire: forge, well, first rushes of spring, and one name surviving a change of religion. Print it yourself, or take the file to any print shop and ask for 20x16. It is the same picture either way.