AbundareUK is the creation of northern British artist, Anthony Hodgson.  It brings the ancient
beauty of Anglo-Celtic illuminated
art to a new 21st century audience through the creation of unique, personalised quality artworks.

Anthony Hodgson grew up in Whitby and Sleights,
North Yorkshire and has lived in  West Norwood,
South London since 2002. He is a professional artist
working with inks, pastels and pencil and finds
inspiration in the indigenous art of the British Isles
such as can be found in The Lindisfarne Gospels,
the Book of Kells and other illuminated works.
He loves British history, art and language and
believes that our shared heritage is something
to be celebrated. As well as being an artist he is
also a musician and poet and has hosted events
around the UK.
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I believe in the God of my ancestors. Although this
has become something to be mocked in some
quarters, I believe that the traditional values laid
down by God-fearing folk centuries ago are good
for both the individual and society as a whole. 
Like them I try to live by those values because I
believe they make me a better person which can
only have a positive effect on the community
around me.
 
l also believe that we were created for abundance,
(from where comes the name 'Abundare'
(pron. abun-dar-ray)).
That is, a life filled with beauty, awe, hope, laughter,
joy and good fellowship with those we love; a life
enjoying the Creator's masterpiece: the wonder
that is the natural world. Jesus, who identified
as the avatar or personification of the Creator, who
he called his father, said it himself: 'I have come so
that they can have life; life to the full.' Yet somehow
we have managed to deprive ourselves of so much of that with our modern, disconnnected lives. AbundareUK thus exists to help us reconnect
with that abundance, to reconcile with our original purpose; to go back to the beginning and
breathe again...
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Celtic Art is the ancient, indigenous art form of the British Isles. It is inspired by the patterns found in nature and the traditional techniques of knotwork used in the weaving of natural products to form clothing, housing and tools. It found its most supreme form of expression in its marriage with the Gospel (good news) of Christ, brought to these islands during the first century AD. Following the departure of the Roman legions in the 5th century, it spread throughout these lands thanks to the courageous Celtic
and Anglo-Saxon disciples of Iesus - Columba, Patrick, Ninian, David, Aidan are amongst the most well-known - and through the artwork of skilled scribes, masons and woodcutters. It is this Celtic tradition that continues to inspire AbundareUK and many others today through the  contemporary application of this artform and through the many communities around the world. To learn more, see the Sites of Interest page here.