Journal

The art of Feng Shui has always been a part of my life growing up. My aunt was a feng shui practitioner, interior designer and artist. She bestowed her knowledge of feng shui on us all. I can remember as a young girl knowing about the importance of mirror placements, crystal cures, space clearing, the five elements and about the transformative power of colour.  Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese traditional practice. It is a system of arranging our surroundings so that we can live in harmony with them. The term feng shui means, literally, "wind-water". It stems from the Taoist belief...

  “I want to make poems that look into the earth and the heavens and see the unseeable. I want them to honor both the heart of faith, and the light of the world; the gladness that says, without any words, everything” ~ Mary Oliver   Mary Oliver always puts in words, better than I ever can, the why behind why I paint and the how I want to make paintings. Over the past several months, I've collected sounds, shapes, colours and patterns from a river walk near my home. I keep returning to this spot. Spellbound by the river's...

Spring has sprung here ~ the studio is bursting at the seams with new work and I am so pleased to be sharing with you the details of my upcoming exhibition.    "Rivers & Riffs" Friday 28th April @12 pm (Irish Time)  Launching at Thyme Out Cafe & Online (to my newsletter subscribers) As part of Féile na Bealtaine Over the past several months, I've collected sounds, shapes, colours and patterns from a river walk near my home. I keep returning to this spot. Spellbound by the river's music. Restored by the peacefulness. Getting out in nature ✨️ this river walk...

Diary of a Wildflower is my latest and first collection of 2022.  I have so loved working on this series of paintings. Over the past year my work has been shifting more and more into abstraction. I've become less interested in representing how things look and more interested in capturing how they feel ~ in capturing their energy. It's been a real process of self-discovery, of paying attention, of looking inward to see outward and to uncovering the things that really light me up  There are many narratives within my work: the natural world, things not always being as they...

When I moved into my new studio I wanted to make a manifesto that would keep me inspired, keep me connected to my work & that would serve as a reminder of why I do what I do.  This manifesto hangs in my studio and I see it everyday. It's a tradition that I would like to continue as both my creative space and art practice grow and evolve. Have you ever tried writing a manifesto? This is your invitation to give it a go! Your choice of words and intentions might surprise you :) x