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This exhibition was held in the Letrim Design House and the brief was to respond to consider place and our connections to place.
My piece was made as a backpack with an attached torch that viewers could use to look inside. There were two small leather eye-holes on the front - one for looking, the other to shine the torch through.
Inside was a miniature felted scene, made from Shetland wool (with a tiny bit of merino for the green.)
Here is what I had written about it:
When I was a young adult, myself and my father took up walking the way-marked trails of Ireland, carrying on our backs the provisions we needed for several days at a time and camping en route. We often got soaked and developed blisters from our sub-standard walking gear, but the places we visited were beautiful: high, open, wild places with incredible views, and quiet, secluded woods, mossy and dark with tricking streams. This piece is a tribute to that time.
Each maker was asked to consider their response to ideas of place, and the connections formed in their mind by these ideas. Each of them has produced a unique work, inspired by a location of importance to them. The resulting project has given rise to some very personal work, at times using materials and themes not usually considered when working within their traditional field of expertise. These themes range from childhood experiences, through the natural world in different forms, to concepts of freedom and belonging – and all arising from thoughts of place.
If you are about Carrick-on-Shannon tomorrow, the opening is from 7-8.30pm and all are welcome.The piece I made uses felted sculpture made with wool from my neighbour's Shetland sheep. More info and pictures coming soon!