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Spring/EarrachThe Seasons Spring Earrach Here I have created the four seasons in textiles and given each their Irish name. Each art piece is based on my photo taken in Mullaghmeen Woods near Oldcastle in Co. Meath. They show the changing colours of the season and creatures associated with it in fabric, dyes and stitch. Each piece is created using batik techniques on cotton and then printed with my design and finally stitched by machine and hand embroidery. A layer

Each art piece is based on my photo taken in Mullaghmeen Woods near Oldcastle in Co

A layer of wadding is added to create a relief effect after stitching

Pressed into the clay the textures of nature are recorded forever

The brooches are stitched with colourful french knots and straight stitches in a free hand style

They are fired to stoneware temperature and can be used outdoors as well as inside

flowers and shapes from the skies but perhaps they were symbols or names for deities or royalty

In the setting sun the tower reflects a beautiful warm yellow glow

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They show the changing colours of the season and creatures associated with it in fabric

Each piece has holes on the back to allow for hanging on a wall or fence and a larger opening to allow for cleaning

August 15th Swift Cultural Centre

The tower dominates the skyline at 40m and was thought to have been the highest building in Ireland in the Later Medieval Period