Glasgow Lovespoon - lovespoon Gallery

The 'Glasgow Lovespoon' is carved from a single piece of cherry and features a double chain link at the top, a daffodill, thistle and the initials D and R. This lovespoon was designed and carved for my welsh cousin Ruth and her scottish husband David, from Glasgow, where they both now live.

The daffodil represents Ruth's welsh heritage and the thistle for Scotland. The general style of the lovespoon, is the particular form of art nouveau that belonged to the 'Glasgow School' and their influence in the general Arts and Crafts Movement. Some of the motifs like the 'ladder' form, the long rectalinear shape of the spoon and the spade-like shaping of the bowl are meant to relate to the design work of Rennie Mackintosh.

A number of other, otherwise obscure motifs on the lovespoon, relate to an emblematic Glasgow story that features;  - The Tree that Never Grew - The Bell That never Rang - The Bird that Never Sang - and a salmon - Fish That Never swam - holding a gold ring. These various elements are joined by the ladder/lattice structure of the spoon's handle intertwined with plant forms, flowers and some art nouveau styled celtic knot work.