Technical Skills or Technical Stitch

A record of my stitch samples.

Blow magazine

An Irish publication edited by photographer Agata Stoinska. Blow was established in June 2010 and is Ireland's first A3 photography magazine. It includes work from photographers worldwide, all aesthetically and thought provoking. A beautiful publication.

For further details see here.

Goin all prim and proper

Granny in the heels

Mother in my scarf

Beginning to look 'normal' again....finally!!

*The opening of the National College of Art and Design Graduate Exhibition 2011.

Dedicated Post....Jessica Diem O'Connell, Weave Designer

Jessica is a graduate weave designer from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. She specializes in accessories for fashion. Bags and buttons are exquisitely made and in Jessica's own words 'designed for the person who would prefer to search out more exclusive pieces in markets and independent boutiques.' She also points out that the pieces are feature fabrics which cannot be mass produced as they require the meticulous skills of a craftmaker and in my words Jessica's pieces sum up these skills beautifully.

Baring all

A brilliant programme which aired on RTE 1 on June 14th. It can be watched on RTE Player for up to a month. Worth watching as the sitters discuss their experience of baring all for the artist aswell as the nation! But on a more serious note it delves in to the perception of a naked body when it is before us. The issue is articulated extremely well by John Waters, who being a sitter, openly discusses his preconceptions, vulnerabilities and conclusions to his experience.

An evening to remember

Images of my work in the National College of Art and Design Graduate Exhibition 2011. The latter photograph is produced by my sister, Sona who did some adjusting to the original. I love how she changed the drawing, makes me want to work with chalk....there's an idea.

*Photographs taken by Sona at PublicScrapBook

Dedicated post....Carrie Kinahan, Textile Artist

Carrie Kinahan is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design and an aspiring Textile Artist. Her work is based on the documentation of memory and in particular the memories of a woman with whom she is close to. The contrast of the intricate embroidery and the vast size of the finished work is an overwhelming experience which you want to return to over and over again. One to watch!

Carrie can be contacted here.