WestCorkPeople artist feature - "Folk" exhibition
The “Folk” exhibition in Skibbereen is featured in the WestCorkPeople news!
“I have always been drawn to the poignancy of the ruined and long empty homes scattered throughout the Irish landscape. In the past, I have used soot from the chimneys as part of drawings, thinking about the mothers who cooked endlessly over open fires to feed their children. My initial ideas for ‘Folk’ were to re-visit this theme, but I suddenly decided to look at these places differently and explore how nature re-absorbs them and re-claims any mark we try to make on the land.
You can read the full article here: https://westcorkpeople.ie/culture/arts/creative-west-cork/capturing-nature-as-it-moves-back-in/