'Fern Woman'

2004
Fabric painting, hand quilting on cotton
size: 50 cm x 58 cm
€ 300

In the Burren, Co. Clare are limestone grykes, or fissures in the bedrock. Often, small plants like ferns flourish in the microclimates that these afford. While sketching a piece like this, gradually an image of a woman formed itself and became the natural spirit of the place, flourishing with its own life.

'Bluebell Woods'

2004
Fabric painting, hand quilted on cotton
size:approx 50 cm x 70 cm
€ 180

My inspiration for the piece was the early growth of bluebells in spring, and the translucent green of new leaves on trees, set against the sunset.

'Fossil Record'

2005
Fabric painting, hand quilted
size 63 cm x 63 cm
price € 250

When I created this piece I was thinking about fossilised sea creatures on the ocean floor...perhaps breaking open a stone and finding these perfect specimens imbedded in the rock.

'The Hungry Grass'

2005
Fabric painting, hand quilted , on linen
55cm (w ) x 49 cm( l)
price: € 200

The story of the 'Hungry Grass' was told to me by an old friend in Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal. It describes certain places where a walker might feel a sense of dislocation, and a feeling of great incapacitating hunger. The walker would collapse in a faint, unless they had the sense to turn their coat inside out and thus overcome the spell the fairies had put on the place.

'The Green Man'

2004
Fabric painting and hand quilting
size: 46 cm x 60
€ 300

The Green Man is an ancient myth concerning the spirit of the forest, specifically manifest in oak trees, which appears to travellers, who have perhaps lost their way.

'Once in a Green Moon'

We have all heard of once in a blue moon, which indicates a very rare occurance, but I got to thinking, how rare once in a green moon might be....rare indeed!

'Hands of Creation'

2003
Fabric painting and hand quilting
55 cm x 74 cm
€ 300

My inspiration for this piece was thinking of the concept of Gaia, and the four elements, earth, water, air and fire, which have combined to create the planet that we know.

'Japanese Maple'

Fabric painting, hand quilting on cotton
size:61 cm x 75 cm
price € 250

The beautiful hues of autumnal Japanese maples inspired this work.

'Landscape (in Pieces)'

2001
Pieced and hand quilted, linen and cotton
size 56 cm x 78 cm
price € 150

The forms of the mountains and hillsides of Donegal, and the autumnal colours of the landscape inspired this piece, made in local linen.

'Leaves (After Matisse)'

Linen, wool,Appliqué, piecing, hand quilting, machine quilting
size:118 cm x 120 cm
€ 300

After studying the way that Matisse used outlines of leaves in his paintings and prints, I was inspired to take leaf shapes and manipulate them into new formats. I especially liked combining the terracotta and tourquoise shades in this piece. I have used Irish linen and fine Donegal tweed in this piece.

'Lifeforms'

2005
Fabric painting and hand quilting on cotton
size:47 cm x 55 cm
price: € 180

Having lived most of my life by the sea, I am always intrigued by the myriad of life in rockpools and by the shore.

'Seaweed'

2005
Fabric painting and hand quilting on cotton
size: 65 cm x 72 cm
€ 250

Seaweed has always facinated me and I painted this from a photograph of seaweed floating in the tide, with the sun illuminating the fronds.

'Streambed'

2005
Fabric painting, hand quilting on cotton
size:59 cm x 72 cm
€ 250

This piece was inspired by a photo of very water-worn rocks on a stream bed, well polished and glistening under shallow rushing water in sunlight.

'Tribal Rivers'

2005
Fabric painting, appliqué, and hand quilting on cotton
size 49 cm x 55 cm
€ 150

Tribal Rivers was a study on evolution for me...evolution of rivers, meanders, backwaters and the humans that developed along them.

'Victorian Wreath'

2005
Soft edge appliqué, machine embroidery, hand quilting , cotton, on cotton
size:52 cm x 52 cm
Price € 100

This piece was created by fabric collage, taking flowers from many different fabrics, and machine embroidering them onto a backing piece. It was then hand quilted. It reminds me of the delicate Victorian wreaths made from needlepoint or embroidery which were a feature in houses a hundred years ago.