Gilfedder Designs

This book has been ten years in the making. It is inspired by Saint John Paul's 'Man and Woman He Created Them. A Theology of the Body'. It is also about the questions within the title of Gauguin's painting called 'Where Do We Come From?' 'What Are We?' 'Where Are We Going?'.  We still need to ask these questions in a materialistic and scientific world that seems trapped in space. Whilst reading Theology of the Body, I realised the paintings I had produced over the years were the ideal accompaniment to the anthropology within Saint John Paul's work, especially the aspects of mystical and poetic theology.  Crucial to this project was working with my good friend Heather Macdonald, whose encouragement and skills as a graphic designer resulted in helping to give the book its visual beauty. Purchase a copy of this book from Amazon now.

    St Michael     St Raphael Saint Theresa of Avila Saint Veronica Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Bernadette Saint Camillus Saint Clare Saint Issac Blue Madonna

Star of the Sea, Ave Stella Maris Star of the Sea, Our Lady is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary.  The words 'Star of the Sea" are also translated into Latin "Ave Stella Maris". A2 (16.5 x 23.4 inches) print including a white border on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm paper, comes embelished with gold leaf and hand signed. Price: £140.00  

Star of the Sea, Our Lady is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary. The words 'Star of the Sea" are also translated into Scottish Gaelic "Reul Alainn A' Chuain". A2 (16.5 x 23.4 inches) print including a white border on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm paper, comes embellished with gold leaf and hand signed.

Trueburn stove, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This stove was in use within the island crofts particularly during the 1950's. The artist lived in this croft house in Locheynort when he arrived in 1977 to teach art on South Uist. There was no electricity in Locheynort, so the painting was made under the light of the pleasant sounding Tilley lamp hanging from a beam. The stove is burning peat from the bog, which is in front of the house, and the oven was used for drying out wet shoes. The kettle was in constant use as was the old iron heating up on the stove. Giglée print on water colour paper. A2 size with white border. This A2 (16.5 x 23.4 inches) print including a white border on Hahnemühle German etching 310 gsm paper, comes hand signed. Truburn Stove is a favorite print, from small 4 x 6 inch prints to A2 size and even a large scale print for a kitchen wall. It is printed on a fabric called Scrol

The Dream of Gerontius film [full video] The Dream of Gerontius film [chapter videos] The Dream of Gerontius was written by Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman in 1865. It is a dramatic poem which portrays the death of an old man and what happens to his soul as he enters into eternity and the state of Purgatory. Newman discovered much about the teaching of Purgatory from the Fathers of the Catholic Church when he was writing his "Essay on development of Doctrine". The musician and composer Edward Elgar began work on the "Dream of Gerontius" in 1900.  The painting of the Dream of Gerontius was commissioned by the Pitt-Payne family from Alesbury in 2003, and is painted on wood with acrylic and gold leaf. The visual presentation of the painting is broken up into 8 parts which is just as much part of the symbolic language of the painting as the rich colour, the gold leaf for the Heavenly realm the unborn child in baptismal shawl surrounde

For 'Lentfest 2013' I produced a light show of a concert at the St Mary’s, Calton for there Journey to the Hebridean Heart Concert. In aid of the repair program of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Garrynamoine, South Uist; a church dedicated to the memory of the fallen at Passchendaele by the army chaplain, Canon John MacNeil, who was himself wounded at Passchendaele. St Mary's Griminish Church from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . Hector the Hero from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . St Bride's Sacred Heart from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . St Bride's Blue Madonna from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . Praise of Mary from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . The Promise from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . Blue Madonna II from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . The Shepherd from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . Priesthood from Michael Felix Gilfedder on Vimeo . Star of the Sea from Michael Felix Gilfed