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Earth Made Exhibition Artwork Feature #3
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Spinney (Close Growing Trees). The title may seem a little odd!! But it's a commonly used term when describing woodland with close growing trees of varying types, and it is also the next artwork I have chosen to feature from the Earth Made exhibition.
Earth Made Exhibition Artwork Feature #2
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For the second artwork feature from Earth Made, I have chosen to focus on a selection of handmade Linen earth vessels I made paying homage to materials and their source landscapes that have featured recurrently in the research and making process for Earth Made. Each one has been constructed from Irish Linen, dyed with different plants or coloured with earth pigments, stitching and layering has created form. Each one is combined with organics derived from the landscapes that inspired themEarth Vessels L-R Contained - ochres and wild clays on Irish Linen, encasing birch branches. Layers in the land. Harvest -...
Earth Made Artwork Feature #1
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For the first Earth Made exhibition artwork feature, we will be taking a look at Quernstone and Earth & Stone, which are hung together in the Gallery and share commonalities in exploring and understanding the ancient landscape.
Harvesting the 'Wee Blue Blossom' at Mallon Linen
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Enriching the connection to Irish Linen as part of my ongoing interest in 'Earth-Made' practices and processes in my work. On Saturday 19th August, in the rain and wind of Storm Betty, I set off for the hills of County Tyrone to spend the day with Charlie Mallon and Helen Keys on their farm just outside Cookstown. Helen and Charlie, are leading the way for reviving production of Irish Linen on the island of Ireland with their Fibre to Fabric initiative in partnership with weaving firm, Mourne Textiles. While Irish Linen is still woven in on this island, the flax...
Taking artistic inspiration from the late-Winter landscape and Hedgerows of Northern Ireland
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Regular walks throughout the Winter are my way of keeping connected to the landscape and the changing of the seasons.
Come January and February I eagerly await the smallest signs of spring that may appear- buds starting to form, green shoots appearing, snow drops, the slight lengthening of days, and, of course, the bright and vibrant yellow of the whin/gorse blossom providing a burst of hopeful colour even on the greyest days.