Bealtaine is one of the four major Irish Celtic annual festivals along with Samhain, Imbolc ( Brigit’d Day) and Lughnasa. It signifies the return of the light and symbolic in Pagan traditions of growth and new beginnings - I wanted to communicate in this piece a positive uplifting feeling - she’s looking out into the future equipped with all the tools to create everything
Ink Marks and Colour
A page from my sketchbook today - I love the traditional processes of ink and brush and layering with handmade textures - play and play more!
Portraits at Dublin Life Drawing
Looking at lots of interesting vivid colours with this new work from Dublin Life Drawing in the last couple of weeks - sugar paper and colour pencils - recently reading about thew Scottish Colourists so I’m for sure seeing an influence here - plus the simple joy of colour I want to bring onto Mná 8 project.
Illustrated Diary of Colombia
Play with ideas for an illustrated diary - collaging words, ink mark, mini drawings I made - snapshots/frames of my everyday life in Colombia - looking at another way to show a story/idea about travel in a more interesting way like a zig zag rather than straight linear version - looking also at printing a series of images as zines - printed textiles - literally wear my drawings, it would be wonderful to collaborate with fashion designers on something like this :)
L’Oasi Restaurant Menus illustrations
Bringing it all together with colour! What a treat to see in ‘real life’ my illustrations used on L’Oasi Restaurant Menus https://www.loasi.ie
Restaurant Illustration commission for interior
This was a pleasure to work on this commission making illustrations for https://www.loasi.ie that were then printed in the UK on ceramic tiles and beautifully framed at the Copperhouse. A special thanks to the wonderful Oisín MacManus @ The Fumbally Exchange, Argus House http://www.ollasdesign.com for this commission & Tom for selecting my work for the menus - a joy from start to finis
Travels through South Morocco
What a wonderful platform to showcase so many different ideas and responses to Illustration! The AOI are a wonderful organisation to be part of for an array of reasons for sure - These are my two entries for the WIA23 of my recent travels to Morocco - I wanted to show the heat, atmosphere, colours and beauty of the Moroccan people and their natural warmth. So many stories…
Sketchbook Location Drawings
Getting back to my love of location /reportage illustration of Dublin views - this one scenic views of Dublin mountains- nothing quite like the fresh air and energy of drawing in situ with the wind and the rain adding to the image!
Book Cover Illustration - Ink and Paper/ Energy and movement
From sketchbook ideas to ink and paper and final book cover idea. This is my everyday writing with a little more splash and dash to the title with Quink ink creates lovely tones on paper. Alway delighted to receive interest and ideas for new collaborations with publishers and agencies!
