First time using indigo dye - I love it!
Knitting
A little bit of weekend knitting!
White on White
Weaving some small plain swatches to test out with indigo dye!
Weaving with Yellows
Weaving on my hand loom with naturally dyed wool from Iceland and Ireland.
Feature
A little feature of my work in the Embassy of Ireland in Poland newsletter!
15th International Triennial of Tapestry
Very proud to have my work exhibited along side so many talented artists at the 15th International Triennial of Tapestry in Lodz, Poland. The exhibition is open till October 2016.
Gorse
Out picking gorse petals to make a yellow dye.
Working on my hand loom
Gradient with cotton and wool.
Interview
Dublin writer Zara Hedderman interviewed me for a piece in No Culture Icons.
Experimenting
Experimenting with some my naturally dyed yarn on my new hand loom.
International Triennial of Tapestry
Packing up all these tiny boxes and sending them to Lodz, Poland for the 15th International Triennial of Tapestry. It runs from May-October 2016.
Cartography, Chronology & Colour
My exhibition, 'Cartography, Chronology & Colour' is coming up! It's on in Ballyroan Library from 1-29th of September.
Weave
Finishing off the edges of one of my weaves.
Working Away
Weaving with my naturally dyed yarns.
Searching for rhubarb
I have gotten some nice yellow and pink dyes with the wild flowers and lichen in Iceland. Now off to dig up some rhubarb root in search of a red!
Arrived in Iceland
Young Artist Development Award
I received the Young Artist Development Award 2015, South Co. Dublin. The award is funding my residency at the Icelandic Textile Centre for the month of July.
Stitched Writing
Part of my degree show piece, a stitched quote from 'On The Map' by Simon Garfield.
Multihead
Multihead work. Getting ready for my degree show!
Sampling
Layers of dyed squares interrupting my old map