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Earth Made: An Exciting New Funded Project

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Earth Made: An Exciting New Funded Project

An exciting new project funded by Arts Council Northern Ireland to start the new year.

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Ag925 -Au750 / Journeys in silver and gold exhibition at the Craft NI Gallery

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Ag925 -Au750 / Journeys in silver and gold exhibition at the Craft NI Gallery

The story of making Uasal/Noble using botanical inks and dyes, which will be exhibited at Craft NI as part of the winter exhibition, Ag925 -Au750 / Journeys in silver and gold

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Harvesting the 'Wee Blue Blossom' at Mallon Linen

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Harvesting the 'Wee Blue Blossom' at Mallon Linen

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...

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New Process- Exploring Natural Dyeing with Tree Bark

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New Process- Exploring Natural Dyeing with Tree Bark

For my third blog focusing on the Land and Lore exhibition I am sharing a little more about some of the new processes I explored as part of creating artwork for the exhibition and in expanding my own practice.

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Woodland Quilt Artwork- Featured in Land and Lore

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Woodland Quilt Artwork- Featured in Land and Lore

In my second blog post connected to the Land and Lore exhibition, I will be exploring a little more about the textile installation piece- Woodland Quilt (A Quilt for Suibne mac Colmáin). I will explore its symbolism and meaning and how it was produced on Irish Linen to celebrate Irish Woodlands

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